20 Million Mosquitoes to Hit Fresno; That's a Good Thing, Really

Upson now runs Debug Project at Alphabet’s Verily health unit
Bacteria-laced pests designed to cut mozzie numbers, diseases

Mosquitoes — Mosquitoes
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By Caroline Chen

July 14, 2017 at 10:07 AM EDT

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A giant technology company will release up to 20 million bacteria-filled, buzzing mosquitoes this summer in Fresno, California.

That’s supposed to be a good thing.

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