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GM fungus rapidly kills 99% of malaria mosquitoes, study suggests
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BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/health-48464510

By James GallagherHealth and science correspondent, BBC News

A fungus - genetically enhanced to produce spider toxin - can rapidly kill huge numbers of the mosquitoes that spread malaria, a study suggests. …

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Structure of ion channel reveals how insects smell their way around the world
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Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2018-08-ion-channel-reveals-insects-world.htmlThe mosquito, sworn enemy of exposed ankles and elbows, locates each bloody meal using a finely tuned sense of smell. Yet, not all insects can sniff out vulnerable flesh. …

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New Trial Eradicated 80% of a Disease-Carrying Mosquito Population
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The Invasives Blog

https://blog.invasive-species.org/2018/08/06/new-trial-eradicated-80-of-a-disease-carrying-mosquito-population/

A new trial experiment undertaken in Australia has been shown to successfully eliminate 80% of the disease-bearing …

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This Gene-Editing Tech Might Be Too Dangerous To Unleash
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Wired https://www.wired.com/story/this-gene-editing-tech-might-be-too-dangerous-to-unleash/

The technology Akbari is designing is something called a gene drive. Think of it as a way to supercharge evolution, forcing a genetic modification to spread …

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Gene drives: Rats and DARPA
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I have also put a note from ETC about gene drives and their opposition to the technology below the Reuters article. Unfortunately, the ETC note does not describe the technology; it is concerned more with the agencies funding it. 
Reuters …
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How mosquitoes avoid pesticides designed to kill them
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Science https://www.science.org/content/article/how-mosquitoes-avoid-pesticides-designed-kill-them?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DailyLatestNews&utm_content=alert&et_rid=389253831&et_cid=4131966

When faced with …

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A vaccine to prevent mosquito from spreading malaria
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The Conversation https://theconversation.com/a-vaccine-that-could-block-mosquitoes-from-transmitting-malaria-105553 

It is possible to eradicate malaria? It is a question with which many researchers have grappled, and many ideas have been …
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Need to mail mosquitoes? Pack them up nice and snug
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Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2018-11-mail-mosquitoes-nice-snug.html#jCp

Some methods send sterilized mosquitoes out into the wild, where they mate with females but produce no offspring, thereby causing their numbers to plummet. Other methods use …

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Scientists design a novel formula that repels and kills mosquitoes
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The Conversation https://theconversation.com/scientists-design-a-novel-formula-that-repels-and-kills-mosquitoes-95323 April 25, 2018 12.36am AEST Walter FockeProfessor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Director of Institute of Applied …

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Making mosquitoes self-destruct
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EurekAlert https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-11/uoc--mms111417.php

UCR researchers are generating genetically engineered insects to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases

University of California, Riverside As proof of concept, the …

Found: 'mosquito' and inferring: 'mosquitoes'