The little-known program aims to “stop bad bugs with good bugs” by releasing millions of sterile mosquitoes to eliminate those that carry disease. Mosquitoes are the deadliest animal in the world, ...

Google's Debug program works by releasing male mosquitoes carrying a naturally occurring bacterium called Wolbachia, which renders them unable to reproduce with wild females. Over ...

The plan is part of the company's Debug initiative, a decade-old program that intends to reduce diseases spread by mosquitoes worldwide.

Google's Debug research program plans to release millions of sterile mosquitoes to fight species that spread diseases like dengue. How does the method work — and should humans interfere with nature ...

Company asks US government to release army of sterile male mosquitoes to lower number of illness-spreading bugs ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Google wants to release millions of sterilized mosquitoes in Florida and California. The goal of the tech company's "Debug" ...

On the surface it sounds like a truly abominable idea, even a crime against humanity, loosing millions of bloodsucking insects across California and Florida. Depending on your level of cynicism ...

What's the best way to combat disease-spreading mosquitoes? More mosquitoes! At least that's the plan of scientists at Google's Debug program. The researchers want to release 16 million mosquitoes ...

(KTLA) – When you think of Google “debugging” something, you probably think of software – not actual bugs. Yet the tech giant is seeking approval from the federal government to release up to 32 ...