Google Wants to Release 32 Million Mosquitoes in California and Florida. Here’s Why

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Publish Date:

June 3, 2026

Author(s):

Hashemi, Sara

Source:

Smithsonian

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Related Organization(s):

Center for Law and the Biosciences (CLB),
Stanford Program in Law, Science & Technology,
Stanford Program in Neuroscience and Society

Summary

Still, some experts have raised concerns about the ethical implications of mosquito eradication. “If we were to intentionally set out to cause the extinction of a species, we should think about that,” said Henry Greely, a Stanford law professor and bioethicist, to Jerry Adler at Smithsonian in 2016. “I would want there to be some consideration and reflection, and a social consensus, before we take that step.”