Mosquitoes cause around a million deaths per year. So, scientists are coming up with genetic engineering techniques that could lower their numbers.
Certain viruses like dengue and Zika can make their hosts smell tastier to mosquitoes. Luckily, vitamin A and its derivatives may help combat these odor changes.
Plus, why Brazilian women who lived through Zika are avoiding getting pregnant during the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to episode 18 of The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Officials in Brazil recently asked women to avoid pregnancy, citing heightened risk to them and newborns. But births were already dropping; a new study attributes it to the trauma of Zika.
Officials in Brazil recently asked women to avoid pregnancy, citing heightened new risk to them and newborns. But births were already dropping; a new study attributes it to the trauma of Zika.
Gene drive guarantees that a trait will be passed to the next generation. But should society use this tool to control insect populations?
Gene drive guarantees that a trait will be passed to the next generation. But should society use this tool to control insect populations?
Release of GM mosquitoes in Florida is imminent. But a multidisciplinary team of scientists believe that more studies are needed first. They encourage a publicly accessible registry for GM organisms.
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