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Djibouti fights deadly malaria wave with GMO mosquitoes
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoGenetically engineered mosquitoes have been released in the tiny East African country of Djibouti to...
The skin microbiome could be harnessed as mosquito repellent, study hints
Live Science via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMale culicidae, tropical diseases carrier, mosquito commonly called "mosquito da dengue" in Brazil,...
Animals and plants that have been used to fight disease
The Week via Yahoo News· 8 months agoMosquito biting skin. Humans have used plants and animals to treat and prevent diseases for most of...
New Mosquitos Can Help Beat Malaria
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 7 months agoPhoto: Kwangmoozaa/iStock For the first time in 20 years, nine cases of locally acquired malaria have occurred this summer in the United States: seven in...
Biotech company implements controversial offspring-killing method to address dengue fever: 'Will...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 2 months agoBrazil has been dealing with a massive outbreak of dengue fever in 2024, with nearly a million cases...
Scientists optimistic about future of infectious disease control after successfully using...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 1 week agoA study showing that potentially deadly kissing bugs can be genetically modified promises to further...
Malaria Comes to Arkansas: State Reports First Locally Acquired Case
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOne of the world’s most dangerous infectious diseases is encroaching further into the U.S. This...
Genetically modified trees could mean more sustainable wood
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 11 months agoCRISPR-modified wood is red (left) alongside wild-type poplar wood (right). One of the most...
'Jurassic World' scientists still haven't learned that just because you can doesn't mean you should...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhile resurrecting dinosaurs may not be on the docket just yet, gene drives have the power to alter...
The gene-editing technology in your store-bought tomatoes that could eat agriculture
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoThe small tomatoes on shelves of supermarkets in Japan may look like normal fruit, but they are...