JUMPING THE GUN?Release of genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida is imminent. But a team of scientists believe more studies are needed first, encouraging a public registry for GM organisms.his article originally appeared on .This summer, for the first time, genetically modified mosquitoes could be released in the U.S. On May 1, 2020, the company Oxitec received an experimental use permit from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to release millions of GM mosquitoes (labeled by Oxitec as OX5034) every week over the next two years in Florida and Texas. Females of this mosquito...…JUMPING THE GUN?Release of genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida is imminent. But a team of scientists believe more studies are needed first, encouraging a public registry for GM organisms.his article originally appeared on .This summer, for the first time, genetically modified mosquitoes could be released in the U.S. On May 1, 2020, the company Oxitec received an experimental use permit from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to release millions of GM mosquitoes (labeled by Oxitec as OX5034) every week over the next two years in Florida and Texas. Females of this mosquito...WW…

RESPECTIt’s International Nurses Day—and the 200th birthday of Florence Nightingale.eslie Neal-Boylan, . May 12 is International Nurses Day, which commemorates the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the first “professional nurse.” The World Health Organization also named this year the “” in honor of Nightingale’s 200th birthday.To nurses everywhere, this day and this year have great significance. Nurses, who are being recognized as heroes, have long awaited recognition as health care professionals  and not ancillary to physicians. It’s wonderful to be recognized now in the context...…RESPECTIt’s International Nurses Day—and the 200th birthday of Florence Nightingale.eslie Neal-Boylan, . May 12 is International Nurses Day, which commemorates the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the first “professional nurse.” The World Health Organization also named this year the “” in honor of Nightingale’s 200th birthday.To nurses everywhere, this day and this year have great significance. Nurses, who are being recognized as heroes, have long awaited recognition as health care professionals  and not ancillary to physicians. It’s wonderful to be recognized now in the context...WW…

Derek W. Black, Public schools have faced three distinct challenges since the coronavirus pandemic began—scrambling to make sure that low-income children don’t go hungry, teaching students remotely who lack internet access and bracing for dramatically smaller budgets.Congress tried to help in the $2 trillion economic relief package known as the , by designating $13.5 billion for public schools. The money was supposed to be distributed to school districts based on the number of low-income students they enroll. A new directive from the U.S. Department of Education, however, tells districts to...…Derek W. Black, Public schools have faced three distinct challenges since the coronavirus pandemic began—scrambling to make sure that low-income children don’t go hungry, teaching students remotely who lack internet access and bracing for dramatically smaller budgets.Congress tried to help in the $2 trillion economic relief package known as the , by designating $13.5 billion for public schools. The money was supposed to be distributed to school districts based on the number of low-income students they enroll. A new directive from the U.S. Department of Education, however, tells districts to...WW…