To Shrink Mosquito Population, Scientists Are Releasing 20 Million Mosquitoes
This summer, scientists in California are releasing 20 million mosquitoes in an effort to shrink the population of mosquitoes that can carry diseases. It sounds counterintuitive. But the plan is to release millions of sterile male mosquitoes, which will then mate with wild female mosquitoes. The eggs the females lay won't hatch, researchers say. The project is called Debug Fresno and it's being undertaken by Verily, a subsidiary of Alphabet, Google's holding company. It's the company's first...
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TENNESSEE NEWS
With Several Multimillionaires Running, Governor's Race Could Be Tennessee's Most Expensive Ever
A political scientist at Middle Tennessee State University is predicting next year's race for governor could go down in the books as the state's most expensive race ever. Kent Syler, an instructor at MTSU and former campaign manager to U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon, says the battle to succeed Gov. Bill Haslam should easily eclipse the $20 million he spent to win the office in 2010 and is likely to surpass the state record $34 million that went into the 2006 Senate campaigns of Bob Corker and Harold Ford, Jr.
ARKANSAS NEWS
Head Of Environmental Protection Agency Visits Arkansas
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt visited Little Rock Thursday and met with state and agricultural leaders. He attended meetings with Gov.Asa Hutchinson, Attorney General Leslie Rutledge and other agricultural stakeholders. According to an EPA spokeswoman, Pruitt was to talk about the agency’s partnerships with the state. But a local chapter of the Sierra Club suggested his visit was "to promote the Trump Administration’s anti-environmental agenda." Images on social...
