In the global effort to prevent diseases transmitted by mosquitoes, several promising new techniques for reducing their populations are all based on a single concept: fighting mosquitoes with mosquitoes.
Ecology
Nov 7, 2018
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In Burkina Faso, the government is considering the use of genetically modified mosquitoes to eradicate malaria. In Nantucket, Mass., officials are looking at gene editing as a tool in the fight against Lyme disease. And scientists ...
Biotechnology
Nov 1, 2018
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Innuendo alone in news coverage can fuel belief in conspiracy theories, according to a new study.
Social Sciences
Oct 16, 2018
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By combining studies on one species of malaria-carrying mosquito, researchers found that no other animals rely solely on them for food.
Ecology
Jul 26, 2018
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Innuendo and hinting at fake information in news coverage is enough to fuel belief in conspiracy theories, new research shows.
Social Sciences
Feb 20, 2018
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials say genetically modified mosquitoes are not "drugs" and should be regulated by environmental authorities.
Other
Oct 4, 2017
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British biotech company Oxitec and the Cayman Islands government announced plans Thursday to release millions of genetically modified mosquitoes in the fight against a species that spreads Zika and other diseases.
Biotechnology
May 6, 2016
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Genetically modified mosquitoes could help Brazil combat the Zika virus, tests results released Tuesday by a British biotech firm suggest.
Biotechnology
Jan 20, 2016
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In a startling development in "gene-drive" technology, a team of researchers at the University of California has succeeded in creating genetically modified mosquitoes incapable of spreading the malaria parasite to humans, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 2, 2015
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Millions of genetically modified mosquitoes could be released in the Florida Keys if British researchers win approval to use the bugs against two extremely painful viral diseases.
Biotechnology
Jan 25, 2015
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