Why Is Google Focusing On Mosquitos More Than Tech: Is Project Debug Real Innovation

[00:00:00]Google is planning to release [music] 32 million mosquitoes into California and Florida. Sounds crazy.

[00:00:05]>> [music] >> It may well be an intelligent idea. It's called Project Debug, Google's plan to fight dengue and Zika virus without chemicals. [music] They're releasing male mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia bacteria. When they mate with wild females, the eggs don't [music] survive. Mosquito populations collapse, incidents of those diseases drops, and don't [music] worry, male mosquitoes don't bite.

[00:00:27]The proposal is with the US EPA right now.

[00:00:30]>> [music] >> If approved, 16 million mosquitoes drop per year, targeting the highest disease zones first. Google says it'll save lives. Critics say once they're out, you can't take them back. [music] Science experiment or the future of public health? Read more at innovatorsjam.com.

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