美国将在佛州和德州释放转基因蚊子
<p>近年来，疟疾等由蚊子传播的疾病在美国南部呈现上升趋势。美国环保局今年5月批准了一项计划，允许英国生物科技公司<span word="Oxitec">Oxitec</span>在佛罗里达州和德克萨斯州释放转基因蚊子，以消灭雌蚊，控制疾病传播。</p><p> <span word="Photo">Photo</span> <span word="by">by</span> Егор Камелев <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Unsplash">Unsplash</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="biotech">biotech</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Oxitec">Oxitec</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="permission">permission</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="genetically">genetically</span> <span word="modified">modified</span> <span word="mosquitoes">mosquitoes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span>.</p><p>一家名为<span word="Oxitec">Oxitec</span>的英国生物科技公司已获得许可，将在佛罗里达州和德克萨斯州释放转基因蚊子。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Environmental">Environmental</span> <span word="Protection">Protection</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="experimental">experimental</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="permit">permit</span> <span word="May">May</span> 1 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="Oxitec">Oxitec</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="genetically">genetically</span> <span word="modified">modified</span> <span word="mosquitoes">mosquitoes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span> <span word="Keys">Keys</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Harris">Harris</span> <span word="County">County</span>, <span word="Texas">Texas</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="located">located</span>.</p><p>美国环保局5月1日批准了一项试验使用许可，允许<span word="Oxitec">Oxitec</span>公司在佛罗里达群岛和德克萨斯州休斯顿所在的哈里斯县释放转基因蚊子。</p><p>"<span word="To">To</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="today">today</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="head">head</span>-<span word="on">on</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="facilitate">facilitate</span> <span word="innovation">innovation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="tools">tools</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="approaches">approaches</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>,” <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EPA">EPA</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="release">release</span>.</p><p>环保局发布的资讯稿中写道：“为了正面迎接现在的公共卫生挑战，美国需要促进创新、推动围绕新工具和新方法的科学进步，以更好地保护所有美国人的健康。”</p>
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