Outrage as Google plans to release 64 MILLION bacteria-infected mosquitoes in two US states: 'This must be stopped'

Google is facing backlash over plans to release millions of bacteria-infected mosquitoes in two states, a project critics have dubbed one of the largest open-air biological experiments in US history.

Backed by Google's parent company Alphabet, the proposal seeks federal approval to deploy 32 million modified mosquitoes annually across California and Florida beginning next year.

If approved, the two-year program would result in a total of 64 million mosquitoes being released into the environment. 

The aim is to reduce populations of disease-carrying mosquitoes using what researchers describe as 'good bugs' - males carrying a naturally occurring bacterium called Wolbachia. Male mosquitoes also do not bite. ---More...

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