'Suicide Gene' Being Introduced to Moths

Millions of GM insects developed by British scientists could be released into food crop fields without proper safety checks, it is claimed.

The British company Oxitec is working on genetically modified insects that are designed to kill off pests that feed on crops such as cabbages, broccoli, tomatoes and fruit.

The firm insists the technology is a green alternative to the use of chemical sprays, which have their own dangers for human health and the countryside."*

Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss genetic modification to food and animals. Is engineering a moth with a 'suicide gene' going too far, and is it justifiable for Oxitec to not be transparent in the efforts? How could such a step affect the ecosystem and humans? 

*Read more from Sean Poulter/ Daily Mail:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2229887/Millions-GM-killer-ins...