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Nature Biotechnology features Debug Fresno

Monday, April 6, 2020

scientific paperAedes aegyptipreviously summarized

Debug-built sex sorters achieve unprecedented accuracy by classifying individual males and females using industrial vision and machine learning algorithms.Aedes aegyptiAedesAedes aegyptiThe National Environment Agency (NEA) in SingaporeAedesJacob Crawford, PhD, Sr. Scientist, Verily and Brad White, PhD, Debug Lead Scientist, Verily

Three great years of Debug Fresno

Friday, January 3, 2020

“A few years ago I could not even walk to my mailbox without getting several bites on my legs…This year I have only received one bite all summer… Thank you from a happy Clovis resident.” -B.B., Oct 17, 2019Wolbachialaunched in 2017Aedes aegyptiWolbachiaAedes aegypti

Members of the Debug team in our larval rearing robot. Aedes aegyptidramatic increase in dengueAedes aegyptiAedes aegyptiConsolidated Mosquito Abatement DistrictMosquitoMateAedes aegyptiAedes aegyptiAedes aegyptiAedes aegyptiAedes aegypti

Members of the CMAD and Verily teams at a Debug Fresno outreach event in 2017. Aedes aegyptidetection in new citiesAedes aegyptiWolbachiaAedes aegyptiAedes aegyptiJacob Crawford, PhD, Senior Scientist, Verily and David Clarke, PhD, Factory Operations Manager, Verily

Singapore collaboration achieves greater than 90% reduction in release areas

Monday, November 4, 2019

Good newspartnershipWolbachiaAedes aegyptiWolbachiamore than 90 percent suppressionAedes aegyptiDebug FresnoDebug Innisfail

16-story residential block 816 at the Tampines West release site under the Phase 3 and 4 phase studyWolbachiaWolbachiaAedes aegyptiAedes aegyptiWolbachia

Map of Tampines West study site: green area = Phase 3 , dotted line area = Phase 4. Map provided by National Environment Agency.
Aedes aegyptiAedes aegyptiYanni Yoong, Program Manager and Evdoxia Kakani, PhD, Senior Scientist, Verily

Debug Fresno is back—and expanding!

Thursday, June 13, 2019

greater than 95% reductionAedes aegyptiAe. aegyptiAe. aegyptiWolbachiaAe. aegyptiAe. aegyptiAe. aegyptiConsolidated Mosquito Abatement DistrictMosquitoMateAe. aegyptiJacob Crawford, PhD, Sr. Scientist, Verily

Debug Helps Build Improved Aedes aegypti Genome Assembly

Monday, November 19, 2018

Aedes aegyptireported last weekAe. aegyptiWhy is a good genome assembly important?Ae. aegyptiAe. aegyptiWhat were some challenges?AedesDrosophila melanogasterAnopheles gambiaeAe. aegyptiAedesAe. aegypti

Aedes aegyptiOur contributionAe. aegypti

Aedes aegyptiHow will the new genome assembly benefit the field going forward?Ae. aegyptiWolbachiaSara Mitchell, PhD, Senior Scientist, Verily and Brad White, PhD, Debug Lead Scientist, Verily

Debug Fresno 2018 results in 95% suppression!

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Debug Fresno’s first seasonConsolidated Mosquito Abatement DistrictMosquitoMateWolbachiaSterile Insect TechniqueAedes aegyptiAedes aegyptiAedes aegyptiAedes aegyptiAedes aegypti

Above, the trend of biting, female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes within our three primary release neighborhoods compared to similar non-release neighborhoods, starting in April 2018.Aedes aegypti

Verily Sr. Scientist Jacob Crawford shows a local community member our demo box of sterile, male mosquitoes who may land on your hand - but like all male mosquitoes - cannot bite.Aedes aegyptiAedes aegyptiJacob Crawford, PhD, Senior Scientist, Verily; David Clarke, PhD, Operations Manager, Verily; and Tiantian Zha, Product Manager, Verily

Singapore welcomes the Debug Project!

Monday, September 17, 2018

National Environment AgencyProject Wolbachia – SingaporeDebug ProjectWolbachiashown indicationsWolbachiaAedes aegypti

Yanni Yoong (left) and Nigel Snoad (right) preparing to sort mosquitoes.Aedes aegyptiWolbachiaDebug FresnoDebug InnisfailYanni Yoong, Program Manager, Verily and Nigel Snoad, Product Manager, Verily