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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.

When the infected males mate with wild females, the females still lay eggs, but the eggs fail to develop and hatch, gradually reducing mosquito populations over successive generations.

While the method has been around for decades, many Americans are outraged by the prospect of releasing millions of insects into the wild, with some declaring: 'This must be stopped.'

Even elected officials have joined the criticism, with Tennessee Republican Representative Tim Burchett questioning why a technology company was involved in releasing millions of mosquitoes, warning against interfering with nature.

'Have we not learned our lesson with Kudzu, Sparrows, Black Birds [and] Asian Carp? Should I go on?' Burchett wrote on X. 'Don't mess with the balance of nature.'

Burchett was referring to several infamous introductions of non-native species that spread far beyond their intended use and caused significant ecological disruptions after being introduced by humans.

One X user posted: 'I want everyone to stop and ask what interest Google has in releasing mosquitoes.

'They're a tech company. Not an environmental group. Not a non-profit. Not a government. A tech company.'

Another wrote: 'There should be public consensus before anything like this is done. It's dangerous.'

While another shared: 'Playing God will not end well for anyone; they need to stop trying to manipulate nature and leave it as God intended it to be.'

However, lab-grown and genetically modified mosquitoes have been released across several US states, including Florida, California and Texas, since 2021 to combat disease-carrying populations.

Google's involvement comes through Verily, a life sciences company owned by Alphabet.

In 2016, Verily launched the Debug Project, an effort aimed at reducing the spread of mosquito-borne diseases by suppressing populations of Aedes aegypti, an invasive species responsible for transmitting viruses such as Zika, dengue and chikungunya.

The current proposal targets Aedes aegypti, a human-biting mosquito known for spreading dangerous diseases including Zika, dengue fever, yellow fever and chikungunya.

According to the Debug team, roughly 40 percent of the world's population is at risk from diseases spread by the insect, which has expanded across tropical, subtropical and even some temperate regions around the globe.

Researchers breed millions of Wolbachia-carrying males in specialized facilities before separating them from females, which are capable of biting and spreading disease.

The goal is to dramatically reduce, and potentially eliminate, local populations of Aedes aegypti.

The proposal has also drawn comparisons to a controversial mosquito project backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

While Gates did not directly release mosquitoes, his foundation funded research involving mosquito-control technologies. The insects, however, were not deployed in the US.

A Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation spokesperson told AFP: 'The foundation does not fund any work involving mosquito release in the United States.'

However, the project sparked fierce backlash and fueled a wave of conspiracy theories online.

Some claimed the mosquitoes were part of a covert effort to reduce the human population, secretly deliver vaccines or mRNA technology through bites, or serve as a tool for broader government and corporate control.

Others argued that suppressing mosquito populations could disrupt ecosystems and food chains, reflecting growing distrust of public health initiatives, Big Tech and billionaire-backed scientific projects in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Not everyone opposes the proposal, however. 'Wolbachia has been used in mosquito control programs for years with promising results,' one X user posted.

'Healthy skepticism is fine, but it's worth separating science fiction fears from evidence-based public health strategies.'

From the Daily Mail!

Took this long to prosecute terrorists that committed massacres openly …Seriously?

KarlTom:
Someone is waiting for promo at ₦90
cc Ogawisdom

It a realistic price. If one can wait without getting tired of waiting.

Streetinvestor2:
You are asking the achievements of obi or telling me trash that my narrative is dishonest
Power sector...failed Aso Rock is sustained by solar..lol

Economy..63% hunger and poverty

Security..zero

Transportation..Now for the elite as Air is the only safe way

Education...you collect loan to pay for your school bill.. Was that how you went to your own school .School fees was affordable to many.Infact bursary from your state covered the bill

Agriculture...How many farmers can afford fertiliser now when they are able to reach the farm safe

Health..Government hospitals is the place if you want to kpai fast.That is why they are always traveling abroad for treatment. Doctors don japa finish join

Politics...A1

Looting and borrowing. A1

You come to say rubbish because you make 200/300 % from ngx with the shishi you put here that can't build a decent house presently in many state capital. So I should not say the truth that this man has finished this country

Although I clearly know and agree with all you have said, reading it from someone else still sends a shiver down my spine.

One medical emergency is one click, one blink away from death, abject futile struggles for the average Nigerian. That reality is horrifying.

nosa2:
This is my fear: Unfortunately kidnapping has become normal in Nigerian society and in order to get more attention kidnappers need to "shock" the society. Had they not beheaded the teacher this incident would not have captured the imagination of the country the way it has. What really scares me is that these kidnappers or the next set of kidnappers should not then go ahead and behead a child or do something even more despicable . To be honest typing what I just typed made my feel somehow but it is the trajectory that we are on.

It looks like a joke, but Nigeria is rapidly heading down the path of Afghanistan. I believe that when these terrorists, bandits, and herdsmen (whatever name they are given) have spread their tentacles to every corner of the country, the people behind them will begin to show their faces. They will start dictating and making demands openly, no longer from the shadows but for all to see, and then fight to completely take over Nigeria’s government.

The biggest loser tonight is Kylian Mbappe. I wonder how he is feeling right now.

Kemetian:
You're allowing frivolities to sway your mind.

He told you Nigerians EXACTLY what you need to hear.

He cannot do it alone!

You want him to lie?

You want him to say "Give me 3 months and I'll end insecurity"?

He won't do that. HE'S BEING HONEST IN SAYING "WE ALL NEED TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR".

Did you watch the video at all? Or you citing all this based on another video or his statement somewhere else?

Image123:
Is it Pit Obi or Atiku that Nigeria needs instead?

Either of those two are a far better choice than what we currently have there now.

If we are being honest, Tinubu should be in an elderly care home with 247 adequate care with closed access to his loved one’s. Not running or should I say, carried around!!

This not hating or anything, I am speaking from a position of respect and being very objective.

Sadly, our selfishness make us lose what is important and the selfish people around us pretend not to see this so as to rapidly foster their own selfish desires.

Kemetian:
TINUBU IS 1000 TIMES MORE INTELLIGENT THAN YOUR BREWERY BUILDER WHO WAS ROUNDLY CONDEMNED AS "USELESS" WHEN HE WAS GOVERNOR OF ANAMBRA.

NOBODY CALLED TINUBU USELESS AS LAGOS STATE GOVERNOR.

QUITE THE OPPOSITE.

WHICH IS WHY YOUR BREWERY BUILDER LIVES IN LAGOS TILL TOMORROW.

Are you saying that man in that video, is exactly what Nigerians need at this perilous time. Is that it?

Freshtruth:
I did mine this year
I collect 70k loan from easy by to flex a girl that stay in another town .
I send her 5k for tafair , down to my town I paid for 20k hotel room when she came she said she was hungry I bought 8k food for her why I bought 1500 naira food for her self I bought h r 3k ice cream and black bullet for her , Omo when we start work this girl when dey claim good girl the whole place has been brutally destroy d thin no dey grip my stuff at alll omo everything wide thank God I use protection if not I would have been treating infections like this. Omo I just dey think my life all night I have to force myself to do 2 rounds more due to the hotel room I paid for make money no go waste breast done fall patapata . I still have her 12k home for thanks for coming . Omo she dey call me tire I no pick and I no block the love fade once.

You should have let her know the thing no Dey tight again. How disappointed you are and won’t be able to continue with whatever you both have going on.

sweetkev:
The suffering never really hook her like that. My ex wife said more than this, at last, na she and her mama come pack her load. I am thanking God today

Hahahaha…I believe you should call her back now, since the dust as settled. Everywhere is good now, right?

Oisagbai78:
My kind of a wife. Though, I am not poor and can never be! She has really come through for me through thick and thin. Make I still remind una, she's a single mother I remarried almost 3 yrs now. She's so loyal and a good wife. As most of una don bastardized single women for here, I don't know how lucky I am to find such a very good single mum in my wife. Na God do am for me sha. Janet, I will forever love you till death!

The most opportunistic individuals out there right now are single moms.

They are deliberate, calculative, intentional and wise as serpent.

megawealth01:
After 22 years

Congratulations to all gunners of Nigeria Stock Exchange

After 22 Years? It is way too long for any man to be a failure.

It is not like I am making a mockery of any sorts, but 22 years is way too long for a man to go broke. It is long, man!!!

I Rejoice with them.

pocohantas:
Infidelity didn't start today, so I am always surprised when people act like it is a modern problem. Married women are dating other men. Married men especially. Na Chike own cast, but it happening steady in this religious Nigeria. In the past there was no social media and widespread technology to establish evidence. Also it is an ego thing for men, many would take it to their grave than admit it openly.

Either way, paternity fraud is terrible.
Away from all the agenda and gender war, no woman should cheat and pass off a child to another man. It is unfair to the child and the man too. A very high level of betrayal that should be shunned. If everyone continues like this, the family unit would breakdown in a few years.

The Family unit won't break down, if the man goes on to remarry but getting it right (This is paramount). When unfortunate things like this happen which can happen to anyone, how the future is going to be for the man and his children now entirely depends on the quality of his decision. And that decision lies in the next woman he goes on to marry.

As a man, you can afford to make mistake with the first woman you go on altar with but for a second time, I have never seen a man who goes on to make a mistake again and his entirely universe (everything he has built, children, asset etc) completely did not fade into nothing, whether the man is innocent, good, bad does not matter. The outcome always ends up the same.


As for the woman, I have never come across a woman that committed infidelity and not dying in less than 7 years later (especially those with a very faithful man), the ones that did not die, their life become so clearly miserable that i as a person that hardly judges people and overlook people grave errors find it utterly difficult to still roll or be seen with them (This sounds philosophical but it is true)

KarlTom:

Well, she Boldly says SA makes more money than FA and TA, what do you think I should say? I am here for money.

Streetinvestor2:
Street analysis
Sentimental
Spiritual etc

LOL....I get the idea of street analysis, but spiritual analysis? Is that actually a thing? Where can I learn it?

yMcy56:
Osita, that Papa won't stop to live in the 1960s, so it's futile trying to let him see things differently....😊

I wonder why most of his defenders and sheep won't see the mockery in his posts.....

He would have thought he's mocking traders not knowing he's mocking himself and downgrading himself.

It's a known fact that TA makes more money than FA......while SA makes much more....
Now, because of one or two out of many, he started displaying ignorance publicly....but claiming intelligence.

Stop arguing with them, he's brainwashed them already, so they won't reason differently no matter how you try...from the look of things.....😊

What is SA?

fortunez1:
This says a lot for the girl child, parents ought to take time to sex educate there children more especially the girl child. I monitor my 9 yr old daughter a lot and pray for them like always and also encourage them to pray, I discovered a kissing section in a Nickelodeon Teen Series and I banned her from watching citing age difference as the problem.
Money is good but paying more attention to your children is the main reason God gifted anyone a child, that's why he warned Parents to train there wards in His knowledge and knowledge of good upbringing so they don't turn up to something you can't comprehend in the latter.
Warning ⚠️ the WAEC teens and youths are no more learning meaning trade in apprentice rather HK is the wrong target 🎯 on most teen minds for the boys while learning to cope with multiple of boyfriends, house parties in estates and hotels are now the obsession of the young ladies just to own latest gadgets, help there poor family and still end up been used Used USED by Yahoo boyfriend who bought your life cheap with #500k gift, so he can win your love and bring you closer to him so he could turn that ring, charm on you while asleep.
Nigerian govt should wake up , I can debate this issue with anyone.
We may have to employ foreigners for our basic errands and needs in the future because Celeb , Dating , Crypto fraud , Loading, Hacking is now the death trap and Mentally ill trap available out there for those who run to HK because they would all end in been Jazzman not the " Iconic Jazzman Olofin", Rituals later because the Cl may not pay without juju been involved. So where is the Christianity in you and what is the difference btw a yahoo boy and a ritualist ?
If both are same what then has the future for the unborn, with many ladies going into lesbianism out of boyfriend frustration and boys jumping travelling from one State to another in search of babalawos since , God bless Gov Soludo for chasing away the evil native doctors in Anambra State , wish other Governors can emulate Gov Soludo method bringing sanity and sanctity to traditional system.
May God help us in Jesus name amen.

What worries me is the fact that in the future, which is already here, these damaged ladies will begin to put to birth. I wonder the kind of children they will be birthing.... These are children that will have strong affinity for evil, their ability to conjure evil intentions will seems more like a rare talent, kids with no foggiest, iota of sympathy. Demonic actions/thoughts come natural to them without them trying at all or through experiencing harsh events.

You know, if you had told our great grandparents 120 years ago that a day will come when ladies will sleep with Dogs, leave home before betrodden and staying alone , having sexual relations with whom and anything, and the boys will steal and measure how successful they are in life by the amount they have stolen, if you had told our grandparents all this, they would have think you are either too drunk or the gods have spelled you. In fact, no matter how you try to gruesomely paint the future, your mind is incapable of thinking of this evil if you had lived in their time........Which will make me say this

In not-too-distant future from now, the evil that will be occurring, is incapable for you and I to comprehend. Despite all we are seeing right now, if someone was to come and give us a detailed description of it, we will probably think he his drunk and being attention seeking, the thought won't last a minute in our head, completely discarding it as disillusioned.

Nephilim's are coming down here on earth. The stages are set.

DrAda:
I usually don't know what to make of these stories when I see them. My first instinct is to make a diagnosis of a psychotic disorder but then again, it is possible that I am not strong enough spiritually to have a close encounter of the third kind. Maybe one day i will get that priviledge

The mind is a powerful tool; we must guard it properly and even the mind of our children. Our mind has a way of projecting into our reality our inert belief (Conscious or Unconscious). Two persons can read the same book and that same book will impact them in different ways (gives one idea and transform his life and does absolutely nothing to the other person). We could both sit and watch the same movie, the movie could make you cry and does nothing to me in anyway either emotionally or logically.

What you feed your mind with becomes real over time; it becomes your reality. Your minds begin to work on autopilot seeking for the stuff that aligns with those deep beliefs whether they are true or not does not matter anymore, it creates your reality.

Only you and those who seems to share these preconceptions could see the things that you see. They are the ones that could read the book you read, listen to the music you listen to and comfortably enjoys the things you enjoy; they are the ones capable of being impacted the way these experiences impacted you.

Those who do not share these preconceptions (conscious or unconscious) with you, cannot be impacted by these events the way it does to you. Needless to say, you appear strange to them, and they appear strange to you. You and they operate in different dimension

What I have said is hard to comprehend except you are a student of the mind. It totally understandable if you are to disagree with it or not deeply grasping it.

MetalJigsaw:
Never chase a woman that has nothing to offer you aside sex. This stupid trait is for simps and weak men. Take note.

There is nothing wrong in chasing a woman. I chase women all the time, it is thrilling, exciting and even addictive. It put you on the edge (things men should be doing)

The thing is….when committing to a relationship (for long term) it is good you do that with a lady that chases you and not the other way round. Having a real thing with a woman that is crazy about you already makes the whole thing simple, easy etc.

It like investing, you can buy a terrible business and still make money, the secret is getting in and out as quick as possible. You don’t want your money tied down to a terrible business, when times are good you might get away with it but when times are bad you gonna deeply regret it.

On the other hand, a great business is good to hold during the good and bad times.

In relationship, there comes a time when things become tough, it is those ladies that are crazy about you that makes things so easy during those times.

Shalom428:
Tor!!!! give up! Back in the mid-90s, my first attempt at JAMB, I scored 238, Mechanical Engineering Unilag, I got denied and I ended up in Yabatech. On my second attempt, I scored 274 and finally got in on merit. Back then, if you scored below 200, you could forget about getting into any Federal University. Times have truly changed.

A friend and I were reminiscing about this just yesterday. I told him that when I scored 226 in JAMB, I had to carefully and consciously hide my result. I made sure it was always in my school pocket, taking it with me wherever I went.

It took me weeks before I could open up and tell my parents back then. I totally lied about my score to my colleagues and teachers.

It’s a completely different generation out there now.

EDUECO:
I have 2 main portfolios,I only sold in my trading account;from time to time I buy and sell for quick profit.

Why didn't you tell us this while you were crucifying some of us trading so called "kpekus". Am I right with the words? I can't recall the way you write it.

Sadly, some of us here did listen to you, not knowing you were busy filling your pocket behind the scenes, doing what you told us not to do.

edoman2016:
Do not make complaint on Twitter to Grey App or any other Fintech App. Scammers are cloning their handles to scam customer's money.

Yesterday was the saddest day of my life. A scammer defrauded me of $2,697 by sending me link through DM as if it's Grey App to resolve my Grey card issue not accepting payments on domain registrars to buy domains for some time now.

I foolishly entered my log in details into the link that mirror Grey App perfectly and he had access to my Grey App, stole $2,697 by converting it to USDC on Grey and move it out before Grey was able to block my account after I emailed them ASAP.

It's when I saw the debit alerts I noticed I had just been scammed.

Please be very careful both on Twitter and nairaland.

If Grey cards had been working to buy domains recently, I wouldn't have been in this situation. I wouldn't have tagged them on Twitter to complaint and a scammer wouldn't have disguise as Grey to DM me.

Don’t you have 2 factors Authentication on?

Telegram and Twitter are filled with scammers. We need to be careful when using those two platforms.

Juliette5803:
Stop making stupid people famous

We have a population where the majority are plain stupid. Makes me wonder how this could be avoided. Majority Rule!!!

We make them famous. As if that is not painstakingly sad enough, we also make them rulers.

Goo0dHardDick:
Saw this video online and I laughed so hard.

You'll never see men doing this nons.ense, going to the mountain, bush, forest praying for a wife. This is to tell you that women benefit more in marriage far more than men. The woman enjoys free accommodation, Free food all her life, free clothing, free money, everything is completely free for the woman while the man's bank account keeps drying up. Women know and understand these things that's exactly why they're desperately crying to get married to escape bills payment etc.

When we say men are the prize, some people will think we're joking!

Needless to say, It is not men they are looking for, men are everywhere. It is these stuffs you have mentioned they are seeking for, it is those men that can consistently, assuredly grants them all this, they are out there looking for.

Sadly, these categories of men are shrinking everyday thanks to the government and also lack of a sense of responsibility, discipline, among this current generation of men.

Two historic events await the final day drama.

1. A back to back champions league victory

2. Lifting the champions league by going unbeaten

What’s gonna be?

Vikkoh:
Bossman, the thing he's calling "celebrating", I see it as Boss Iyke "reporting" his sales.

There's no rule guiding how many sales report one should voice out or a minimum figure one should report whether Boss or Newbie.

Whenever his sales are reported sef there's always a story he writes about how it got sold. I mean there's always something to pick up from his narration of how the sales went.

I believe the guy had sketchy intentions — something that's totally unnecessary if true.

I've been off domain flipping for about 3 years. I just resumed and I feel motivated by whatever sale I see reported; $100 or $4k, Boss or Newbie.

At first, I thought he is degrading $100 sales has been nothing. Later on, I realized the message is not about $100 sales.

I think the guy is trying to say…..Bro Lyke should think bigger, his not thinking big enough. If that is what it is. I don’t really see anything wrong telling a friend, Brother to think bigger (Although this might be very hard to do, as people easily take things the wrong way).

And he could have passed his message without the use of any derogatory words. It is disrespectful!!!

Wealth355:
Senior man no vex ooo
If I were at Ur levels I'll not be celebrating sales below 1k
at Ur levels you done suppose leave geo domains teytey
You should in dsame level with them abdul basit
The boy way you tutor, I da very sure you no da near his current levels now
Leave your comfort zone bro
**

Hahahahahaha…….

Seeing that you went back to remove your condescending remark but still leaving the whole message….Makes me feels you have no intentions to hurt his feelings but someone who desperately really want to pass across his/her very strong opinion and hoping it is well received.

Lyke is our hero and only very few of us will be bold enough to say this, assuming we have it in our minds.

Your message sounded provoking to me at first but I think I get the whole the thing now.

bizbro:
True sha. I tried to backorder one name for $25 and I couldn’t get it..

- Know how to spot good names, look at thousands of names, so as to try to come up with a huge number of quality names (increases your odds) in getting 1 or 2 good names.

- Show up every day, every single day (increases your odd), the market is not perfect, it misses something great most of the time.

- rule 2 will not replace rule 1.

If you are relatively new, stay away from auctions (from firsthand experience)

Domaining done right, is always worth the time and money.

The Following names are dropping tonight. Goodluck

jpcounselling.com

Most-Bet.com

pkms.com

kround.com

SageResearch.com

speith.com

Lets-Shine.com

bralix.com

awde.com

jamech.com

PhiAs.com

Consulting-Expert.com

pgpr.com

melvora.com

qshow.com

mpcleaning.com

YouMeet.com

cuddlers.com

lavendr.com

OwnYourNext.com

ThriveTogether.com

SmartReading.com

BrightPeak.com

xfai.com

ekoton.com

DailyCatch.com

jmoore:
That's 3,333 naira a day.

How much do you spend on food 3 times a day?

Don't mind him, he wan make person dry like spider......Is that what living life is now?

100k a month is nowhere enough for a guy living alone. Except you are living in a village, a real village. Then maybe, just maybe, there is a slight chance it might be enough.

georgee:
Small small yansh dey shake

I would have loved to see how those data consumption spread out among your apps. That massive data used in such a short timeframe.

Robnectar:
unregistered domain names ready to register:

LabSapphires .com
LashBrushes .com
BullionMints .com
PaidGuest .com
UseMockups .com
PostMockup .com
SkisClub .com
MenuSignage .com
IndieRanking .com
FreebieLists .com
AppHoliday .com
LabRubies .com
AgaveSyrups .com

goodluck

LOL....I don't see any name worth registering.

Domains are like money.... Hardly do you see meaningful, hard cash lying around on the floor. If you should see, you probably won't rush to pick it up rather you will be very wary.

The following names are dropping tonight, see if you are lucky to get one

timlo.com

KeyRecovery.com

jconsultinggroup.com

ekynox.com

ask-y.com

wbforum.com

One-Buy.com

adtz.com

visiora.com

linify.com

Be-Ai.com

TokenMe.com

TripWow.com

Air-Connect.com