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And many think this is Musk's Icarus moment – when he flies too close to the sun.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
At a press conference Monday afternoon, federal and Texas officials are putting sterile flies at the center of their effort to control New World Screwworm.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
US officials said some four million sterile flies are now being released weekly from the sky, and that some four million more in the pupae stage were being deployed in ground release chambers.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
Eradication was possible through the sterile insect technique, which uses gamma radiation to irradiate screwworm pupae and create sterile male flies.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The door flies open, and a woman who must be our grandmother runs out and takes Mother into her arms, saying, “Hijica, hijica, you are here!”
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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