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PLans who use genetically modified mosquitoes to rid the world of diseases such as malaria, dengue, yellow fever and zika have weakened after authorities recognized that a large pilot had not worked .
The British company Oxitec, which was originally a spin-off from Oxford University, has developed a line of insects whose offspring were unable to become adults, which caused a collapse of the population.
Millions of mosquitoes have been released in the British overseas territory of Grand Cayman over the last two years, but Environment Minister Dwayne Seymour acknowledged last week:
At a meeting of the Finance Committee, …
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