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Most Europeans see the United States as the land that embraces genetic engineering. So imagine the surprise when a British firm - Oxitec - ran into the buzz saw of public opinion trying to introduce a genetically modified (GM) mosquito in Key West to eradicate the dreaded Dengue virus. Within a few weeks of a public meeting to discuss the mosquito release, a petition against the initiative had more than 100,000 signatories. [Source: Miami Herald]
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