Telomeres and disease; Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes may fight malaria; bat tongue mops nectar; newly sequenced genomes
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.
A variety of genetic strategies to counter insect-borne diseases are close to maturity.
Resource-limited countries are in desperate need of better diagnostic tests for life-threatening illnesses.
The malaria vaccine under development by GSK and the PATH initiative only protects about one in three babies, though some researchers say those odds are better than nothing.
Researchers engineer a member of the insect's intestinal flora to help thwart the malaria parasite before it can infect new hosts.
Targeting the briefest moment in chemistry may lead to an exceptionally strong new class of drugs.
A study of children in Tanzania links iron deficiency with fewer malaria infections.
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