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BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/health-48464510
A fungus - genetically enhanced to produce spider toxin - can rapidly kill huge numbers of the mosquitoes that spread malaria, a study suggests. …
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. …
The Invasives Blog
A new trial experiment undertaken in Australia has been shown to successfully eliminate 80% of the disease-bearing …
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 …
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 …Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2018-11-mail-mosquitoes-nice-snug.html#jCp
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 …
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 …
The Fiji Times http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=439102
By Repeka Nasiko SPRAYING campaigns threaten other insect species, says Minister for Health and Medical Services Rosy Akbar.
She said this was one of the reasons the ministry preferred to …