Some dengue antibodies can protect against Zika infection and others enhance it, immunologists studying both flaviviruses are finding.
The current gold standard Zika diagnostic assay involves RT-PCR, limiting access in regions without the necessary lab equipment. In May, researchers reported a paper-based point-of-care Zika diagnostic. This week, another group presented another point-of-care test, based on RT-loop mediated, isothermal amplification.
Identifying a gene that’s critical for making Anopheles gambiae male and lethal to female mosquitos, researchers have paved the way toward a new target for the development of transgenic insects as a vector control measure.
“I hope in less than 10 years, we have genetic methods effectively controlling Anopheles mosquitoes,” said study coauthor Jaroslaw Krzywinski of the Pirbright Institute in the U.K.
Grant proposals involving interdisciplinary research may be less likely to receive funding, according to an analysis of Australian Research Council Discovery Programme data collected from 2010 to 2014.
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