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Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Could Stop Zika

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Genetically modified mosquitoes could stop the raging Zika virus, but Floridians are standing in the way.

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One morning soon, Dr. Derric Nimmo will head into the mangroves of the Florida Keys with a two-liter box of 1000 live genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.

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