I was in the Keys in a townhall meeting when everything went down between the residents and Oxitec. I just remember the Oxitec management and scientists, with t

I was in the Keys in a townhall meeting when everything went down between the residents and Oxitec. I just remember the Oxitec management and scientists, with their British accents and their old school suits, really stood out like cartoon villains. What everyone wanted was more studies and data to assure the ecosystem wouldn't get screwed up, and basically it came down to a chicken and the egg problem. Oxitec knew they needed more data, but they couldn't produce the data until it was released in the Keys. I don't anyone at the meeting was anti-science, they were just not convinced Oxitec had the well-being of the residents in mind.