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There are many, many species of mosquitoes. Just a few of the species carry malaria. If you kill those species, they will quickly be replaced by the other speci

There are many, many species of mosquitoes. Just a few of the species carry malaria. If you kill those species, they will quickly be replaced by the other species in the ecosystem. There would be no negative effect on the ecosystem and countless lives would be saved.

pwython 8y ago
Yup. Of the 3,500 species of mosquitoes, only ~200 suck human blood. And Google is only targeting a couple of species.
- bun_at_work 8y ago
  Google isn't targeting anything, but yes, Verily is targeting ones non-native to the area.
  - pwython 8y ago
    > "On December 7, 2015, Google Life Sciences was renamed Verily."
    - bun_at_work 8y ago
      Right, when the whole company was restructured for the explicit purpose of allowing independent parts of the massive Google to operate independently and efficiently with respect to their different business models.
      - pwython 8y ago
        To be clear, I don't believe any part of Google's ad side has ever influenced their life sciences division, as it has been led by the same man, Andrew Conrad, since 2013. That being said, Andrew Conrad still works for Google as a subsidiary CEO, and I hope he continues to do great things with Verily.