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.
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