SUPERMOZZIE

Fear over release of 'man-made' insects

- STEVE HUGHES

THE release of genetically modified mosquitoes into the wild that could lead to super-mozzies has sparked fury.

UK-based firm Oxitec says the hacked insects contain a modified gene that will ultimately kill off all-female offspring and wipe out huge colonies of the bug.

In time, they argue, the hybrids could wipe out mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and yellow fever.

But the experiment in the Florida Keys in the US has angered critics.