Amino acid trio blocks Zika’s ability to replicate

A formulation of three amino acids hampers the ability of the Zika virus to replicate in human and non-human cells, researchers say.

Jennifer Rainey Marquez-Georgia State • futurity
Aug. 16, 2019 ~4 min

Our breath gets mosquitoes looking out for blood

"Our breath is just loaded with CO2. It's a long-range attractant, which mosquitoes use to locate a potential host that could be more than 100 feet away."

James Urton-Washington • futurity
July 22, 2019 ~7 min


This may be mosquitoes’ secret weapon against malaria

Mosquitoes are pretty good at killing off the parasite that causes malaria. Now scientists know more about how they do it.

Fred Love-Iowa State • futurity
July 10, 2019 ~3 min

Invasive mosquitoes protect local ones from a parasite

A mosquito native to Missouri has fewer parasites when it shares its watery home with an intruder, research finds.

Talia Ogliore-WUSTL • futurity
May 21, 2019 ~3 min

Early hurricanes cause more mosquito-borne disease

Heavy rainfall events that occur on July 1 result in 70% fewer cases of mosquito-borne disease than those that occur just a month earlier, research finds.

Jennifer Rainey Marquez-Georgia State • futurity
May 7, 2019 ~4 min

Tropical disease to ride mosquitoes really far north

Places where tropical diseases are now unknown—Canada and parts of Northern Europe, for instance—are due to become prime real estate for mosquitoes.

Steve Orlando-Florida • futurity
March 29, 2019 ~5 min

Stuffed mosquitoes are less likely to take a bite

A new discovery could make mosquitoes feel more full—and safer to be around.

Katherine Fenz-Rockefeller • futurity
Feb. 11, 2019 ~6 min

Dengue immunity may cut Zika infection risk

New research in Brazil suggests that people with immunity to the dengue virus may have reduced risk of Zika.

Rachel Wayne-Florida • futurity
Feb. 11, 2019 ~3 min


Awesome mosquito hearing includes our voices

Scientists thought mosquitoes didn't have what it takes to hear over long distances. They were wrong, new research suggests.

Krishna Ramanujan-Cornell • futurity
Feb. 7, 2019 ~5 min

Can parasite ‘birth control’ fight malaria’s spread?

Targeting newly discovered proteins key to the malaria parasite's life cycle could offer another weapon in the fight against the disease.

Sam Sholtis-Penn State • futurity
Jan. 31, 2019 ~5 min

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