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Can genetically modified mosquitoes curb Dengue fever?

Clip: 5/14/2015 | 8m 9s

Florida Keys officials may release genetically modified mosquitoes due to curb a disease.

Officials in the Florida Keys are considering using genetically modified mosquitoes to curb the threat of the tropical disease, Dengue fever. The lab-grown mosquitoes have been used in Brazil and the Cayman Islands to reduce the local mosquito populations, but many Keys residents are wary of allowing a science experiment in their backyard. NewsHour's Stephen Fee reports.

05/14/2015 | Rating NR

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