The covert manner in which GM mosquitoes were released in Bentong calls into question the level of transparency of the whole affair. WITH transparency being one of the key watchwords in Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s administration, it was heartening to note the efforts made by the National Biosafety Board to elicit public feedback during the approval process for the Institute for Medical Research’s application to release genetically-modified male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Bentong, Pahang, and Alor Gajah, Malacca.