Google Plans Massive Mosquito Release to Combat Disease
Google is quietly preparing to unleash a biological army of 64 million genetically modified mosquitoes—male, sterile, and armed with a natural bacteria—to wipe out disease-carrying populations in California and Florida. The plan, part of a $100 million program codenamed “Debug,” hinges on a controversial but scientifically validated technique: flooding ecosystems with male mosquitoes infected with … Read more