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EurActiv: Further guidance required for assessment of gene drive technology, says EFSA (16th November 2020)
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Science Daily: CRISPRed fruit flies mimic monarch butterfly, and could make you vomit (2nd October 2019)
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The Washington Post: 'Gene drive' research to fight diseases can proceed cautiously, U.N. group decides (30th November 2018)
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Technology Review: Farmers Seek to Deploy Powerful Gene Drive (12th December 2017)
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Reports that Brazilian regulators have approved the release of female-killing-only GM mosquitoes.
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Refers to new Oxitec application to release 'female killing only' GM mosquitoes in Brazil
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ABC: Scientists calling for national discussion on gene-editing technology (2nd May 2017)
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Science: Proposed U.S. biotech rules raise industry hopes and anxieties (27th January 2017)
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Reports that Dominica, however, refused to take part in the trials, saying that the answer would remain "no" until Oxitec could provide evidence that the mosquitoes are safe.
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Reports that Oxitec has withdrawn its application to release olive flies in Catalunya, Spain (for the second time), after having being informed by the authorities that they would refuse the application.
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The Government will decide in September whether to allow experimental releases of Oxitec's GM olive flies in Catalonia, Spain.
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Reports that El Salvador's Ministry of Health is not ready to conduct trials of Oxitec's GM mosquitoes, due to uncertain consequences and lack of scientific validation.
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in 2015Joint PR: Groups Urge New York State Government, Cornell University to Notify Public About Genetically Enginereed Diamondback Moth Field Trial
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Based on an unpublished report.
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Reports public opposition to proposed further releases of GM mosquitoes in Brazil.
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reports on an experimental non-GM approach to reducing the spread of dengue fever by mosquitoes.
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GM mosquito releases in Brazil are suspended.
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Reports objections to proposed further releases of GM mosquitoes in Brazil without approval from the health authority ANVISA.
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Panama considers further open release trials of GM mosquitoes.
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Reports research on developing dengue-resistant GM mosquitoes in Mexico.
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Reports new GM mosquito experiments in Brazil.
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Nutraingredients: EFSA must revise its conflict of interest rules: European Ombudsman (3rd February 2015)
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Reports progress with the non-GM approach of releasing mosquitoes infected with the bacteria wolbachia to prevent transmission of dengue.
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Reports that 300,000 GM mosquitoes have been released in Nuevo Chorillo in Panama. The experiments cost USD620,000.
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Reports that local people in Nuevo Chorrillo, Panama, are not well informed about the GM mosquitoes being released there.
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Reports that in Paraguay, the health minister , Antonio Barrios has so far ruled out the use of Oxitec's GM mosquitoes, due to concerns about environmental impacts.
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Reports approval for commercial releases of Oxitec's GM mosquitoes by Brazilian regulator CTNBio.
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Reports that Panama has been declared a dengue epidemic area and Oxitec's GM mosquito experiments have been postponed.
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Oxitec's plan to release GM olive flies in Catalonia, Spain has been shelved following requests for further information from the regulators.
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