Genetic discovery could spell mosquitoes’ death knell
A UC Riverside genetic discovery could turn disease-carrying mosquitoes into insect Peter Pans, preventing them from ever maturing or multiplying. ...
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Smartphone app helps locate mosquitoes, eradicate malaria
TAMPA, Fla. (May 10, 2022) – Following his success eradicating a major source of malaria, technology created by a University of ...
All abuzz: larvicidal flavonoids inhibit key enzyme in yellow fever mosquitoes
Tsukuba, Japan – When most people think of flavonoids, natural compounds found in plants and other organisms, their nutritional benefits ...
Mosquitoes are seeing red: These new findings about their vision could help you hide from these disease vectors
Beating the bite of mosquitoes this spring and summer could hinge on your attire and your skin. New research led ...
Mosquitoes’ mating game discovery provides new clues to combat malaria
Male mosquitoes beat their wings faster when swarming at sunset to better detect females and increase their chance of reproducing, ...
Algorithm shows that under the right conditions, mosquitoes can even flourish in winter
With an impressive capability of drinking up to three times their body weight in a single blood meal, mosquitoes are ...
New NSF-funded research explores origins of blood feeding in mosquitoes
An interdisciplinary team of Virginia Tech researchers is seeking to understand the physiological and biomechanical characteristics of blood feeding in ...
New technology designed to genetically control disease-spreading mosquitoes
Leveraging advancements in CRISPR-based genetic engineering, researchers at the University of California San Diego have created a new system that ...
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Reinvigorating ‘lost cause’ exhausted T cells could improve cancer immunotherapy
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A new method boosts wind farms’ energy output, without new equipment
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New research on the emergence of the first complex cells challenges orthodoxy
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Study uncovers what happens inside artery plaque to trigger strokes
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Experts optimistic about converting coal plants to production of clean geothermal energy
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New insights on how some individuals with obesity can lose weight – and keep it off