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Researchers at the University of Arizona developed a pH-responsive probe that activated in the basic environment (purple) of the larval midgut and bound to gut proteins.
Gut-Powered Mosquito Probes
With the rise of insecticide resistance, researchers crafted a novel probe that selectively targets mosquito larvae’s weak spot.
Gut-Powered Mosquito Probes
Gut-Powered Mosquito Probes

With the rise of insecticide resistance, researchers crafted a novel probe that selectively targets mosquito larvae’s weak spot.

With the rise of insecticide resistance, researchers crafted a novel probe that selectively targets mosquito larvae’s weak spot.

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