Project aims to curb dengue by releasing millions of mosquitoes
Project aims to curb dengue by releasing millions of mosquitoes

Project aims to curb dengue by releasing millions of mosquitoes

Google-backed researchers are taking an unusual approach to fighting mosquito-borne diseases: releasing more mosquitoes. The effort, known as Debug, is designed to reduce populations of mosquitoes that spread illnesses such as dengue fever by using specially bred male mosquitoes that cannot produce viable offspring.

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