Researchers find gene that reduces female mosquitoes
Virginia Tech researchers have found a gene that can reduce female mosquitoes over many generations.
Virginia Tech researchers have found a gene that can reduce female mosquitoes over many generations.
Biotechnology
Sep 22, 2016
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South America is fighting a battle against tiger mosquitoes that transmit yellow fever, dengue fever and the Zika virus. In Central Europe, wine and fruit growers fear another year of massive crop failures due to a type of ...
Other
Aug 1, 2016
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Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) have performed the first CRISPR/Cas9 screen to discover human proteins that Zika virus needs for replication. This work, led by Abraham Brass, MD, PhD, assistant ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 21, 2016
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Harvard Medical School scientists have found a compound that in laboratory dishes blocks the dengue virus in two ways, raising hopes for a future drug whose dual activity could suppress the otherwise likely emergence of drug ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 22, 2016
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Anthony James doesn't dislike mosquitoes. He just doesn't want them to transmit malaria.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 24, 2016
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A coalition of the willing has unleashed a surge of Frankenflies at the frontline of the War on Zika. Armed with a genetic payload, the airborne troops will carry out a precision strike against a rogue group of Mozzys that ...
Other
Mar 16, 2016
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You know the drill. A picnic in the park, a walk in the bush or a barbecue with friends and family – all perfect summer activities that can be ruined by annoying flies that never leave you alone.
Plants & Animals
Jan 5, 2016
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Mathematics is often implemented in healthcare and medical research. From health management to the bio-pharmaceutical fields, math modeling can be used to predict the spread of diseases, how to prevent epidemics and so much ...
Mathematics
Dec 23, 2015
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Mosquitoes are a key contributor to the spread of potentially deadly diseases such as dengue and malaria, as they harbor parasites and viruses that are spread when mosquitoes bite humans and animals. Now, researchers at the ...
Biotechnology
Sep 3, 2015
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When a fever strikes in a developing area, the immediate concern may be: Is it the common flu or something much worse that requires quarantine? To facilitate diagnosis in remote, low-resource settings, researchers have developed ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 18, 2015
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