Researchers have used the gene editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 to make male mosquitoes infertile. When females mate with them, they're rendered infertile, too.
Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara •
futurity
May 26, 2021
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~8 min
One antibody can block the dengue virus from causing disease in mice, a study shows. The finding could lead to more effective treatments and a vaccine.
Jim Erickson-Michigan •
futurity
Jan. 11, 2021
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~7 min
"Our findings do not prove that all corneas are resistant," says Jonathan Miner."But every donor cornea we tested was resistant to the novel coronavirus."
More than 1,600 babies were born in Brazil with microcephaly from September 2015 through April 2016 due to Zika virus. Why is the Paraíba strain so harmful?
Tamara Bhandari-Washington University •
futurity
Feb. 24, 2020
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~2 min