The World Health Organization and other global health groups have responded to rumors that the recent outbreak of Zika virus stemmed from the release of genetically modified mosquitoes in Brazil. Experts are dismissing the notion, saying there is no evidence to support that GM mosquitoes had anything to do with the rampant spread of the virus, which causes birth defects.
No, The Zika Virus Wasn’t Caused By Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes
Cat DiStasio, Inhabitat
Wed, 02/10/2016 - 12:00pm
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