A friend from California just sent me this:

CA considers allowing genetically engineered mosquitoes to be released into the wild, requests public comment

https://ktla.com/news/california/ca-considers-allowing-genetically-engineered-mosquitos-to-be-released-into-the-wild-requests-public-comment

> California regulators are deciding whether or not to approve an experiment in which genetically engineered mosquitoes are released into the wild, and they’re asking the public to weigh in.

The company behind this research experiment, Oxitec, has already passed the first barrier, which was to get an Experimental Use Permit from the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Oxitec, which develops pest-control tech, already had a permit to conduct the pilot project in Florida. However, the EPA last month extended and amended the permit to allow the project to expand into California as well, pending a green light from the state

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