Researchers have proven that a single gene can convert female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes into fertile male mosquitoes and identified a gene needed for male mosquito flight. …read more Source:: Science
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Mosquitoes engineered to repel dengue virus
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•Scientists have synthetically engineered mosquitoes that halt the transmission of the dengue virus. Biologists developed a human antibody for dengue suppression in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, the insects that spread dengue. …read more Source:: Science
Insulin can increase mosquitoes’ immunity to West Nile virus
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•A discovery has the potential to inhibit the spread of West Nile virus as well as Zika and dengue viruses. The researchers demonstrated that mammalian insulin activated an antiviral immunity …read more Source:: Science
Transgenic fungus rapidly killed malaria mosquitoes in West African study
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•Researchers describe the first trial outside the laboratory of a transgenic approach to combating malaria. The study shows that a naturally occurring fungus engineered to deliver a toxin to mosquitoes …read more Source:: Science
Half a million tests and many mosquitoes later, new buzz about a malaria prevention drug
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•Researchers spent two years testing chemical compounds for their ability to inhibit the malaria parasite at an earlier stage in its lifecycle than most current drugs, revealing a new set …read more Source:: Science