The mosquito’s role in malaria virulence; the value of grant review; Europe must embrace GM crops; why roaches avoid sugary bait
The mosquito’s role in malaria virulence; the value of grant review; Europe must embrace GM crops; why roaches avoid sugary bait
Malaria parasites transmitted via mosquitoes elicit a more effective immune response and cause less severe infection than those directly injected into red blood cells.
An ant species that lives on a carnivorous pitcher plant keeps nutrient thieves from escaping by eating them.
Mosquitos infected by the malaria parasite are more likely to land on and probe a substrate laced with human body odor than their uninfected counterparts.
Telomeres and disease; Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes may fight malaria; bat tongue mops nectar; newly sequenced genomes
Artificially induced bacterial infections in mosquitoes could reduce the spread of malaria-causing parasites.
The olfactory receptor neurons of some mosquitoes become less sensitive to the insect repellent after previous exposure.
A variety of genetic strategies to counter insect-borne diseases are close to maturity.
Researchers engineer a member of the insect's intestinal flora to help thwart the malaria parasite before it can infect new hosts.
With persistence and pluck, Leslie Vosshall managed to snatch insect odorant receptors from the jaws of experimental defeat.