Google wants to release 64 million lab-bred mosquitoes in Florida and California to fight dengue and Zika

Google wants to release 64 million lab-bred mosquitoes in Florida and California to fight dengue and Zika

Verily, the health and life sciences subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet, has asked the US Environmental Protection Agency for permission to release up to 64 million lab-bred mosquitoes (up to 32 million per year) across Florida and California over two years. The proposal, submitted under the company’s Debug initiative, would deploy male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes […]

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