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GMO Debate Could Be Upended by Engineered Mosquitoes

The prospect of the wide release of genetically engineered mosquitoes got much closer to reality recently when the EPA gave a biotech company permission to conduct a mosquito field trial in the Florida Keys.The environmental impacts of releasing GMO insects into the wild could be significant, but perhaps more significant is their potential to rid the world of mosquito-borne diseases. On this episode of <a href="https://news.bloomberglaw.com/podcasts/parts-per-billion">Parts Per Billion</a>, reporter <a href="https://twitter.com/aallington">Adam Allington</a> explains what these mosquitoes are engineered to do and why their public health properties might lead people to rethink their unease with GMOs. Read more about the mosquito field trial <a href="https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/epa-grants-first-permit-to-test-genetically-modified-mosquitoes?context=search&amp;index=0">here</a>. And check out Adam's six-part podcast on threats facing bees and other pollinators <a href="https://news.bloomberglaw.com/podcasts/business-of-bees">here</a>. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Parts Per Billion is Bloomberg Law's environmental policy podcast. We cover everything from air pollution, to toxic chemicals, to corporate sustainability, and climate change. The reporters from our environment desk offer an inside look at what's happening at Congress, in the courts, and at the federal agencies, and help explain the scientific and policy debates shaping environmental laws and regulations. Host: David Schultz