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Djibouti fights deadly malaria wave with GMO mosquitoes
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoGenetically engineered mosquitoes have been released in the tiny East African country of Djibouti to...
Scientists engineer mosquitoes that cannot spread malaria
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoScientists have engineered mosquitoes that cannot give humans malaria, saying their work could...
Country deploys 'controversial' method to fight deadly mosquito-spread disease using genetically...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoA new method of dealing with disease-spreading mosquitoes without using toxic chemicals is gaining...
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· 9 months agoMosquito biting skin. Humans have used plants and animals to treat and prevent diseases for most of...
Biotech company implements controversial offspring-killing method to address dengue fever: 'Will...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 3 months agoBrazil has been dealing with a massive outbreak of dengue fever in 2024, with nearly a million cases...
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...
Scientists optimistic about future of infectious disease control after successfully using...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoA study showing that potentially deadly kissing bugs can be genetically modified promises to further...
Mosquito release plan aims to save forest birds on Maui
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 24—State and federal officials are moving forward with a plan to release millions of incompatible male mosquitoes into the East Maui wilderness in an effort to save the region's threatened ...
A Shot of Antibodies Could Make You Impervious to Malaria
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJoão P. Burini / GettyMethods for preventing malaria infections range from the low-tech, like...