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Scientists Genetically Modify 2 Billion Mosquitoes to Send Them Back Into the World

You might also not be a fan of mosquitoes and of becoming their meal in the morning, regardless of how delicious you might be. But performing some genetic engineering on those little flying and pesky vampires can actually be beneficial. …

March 10, 2022 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

The Possibility Of A Yellow Fever Outbreak Frightens The Health Officials In Florida

In the United States, in more than 100 years, there has been no outbreak of yellow fever (a mosquito-borne disease). But health care officials in the state of Florida are warning of the likelihood of a potentially serious epidemic in…

May 8, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

Laboratory mosquitoes could be released in nature for killing insects carrying dangerous viruses such as Zika

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the use of a common bacterium for killing wild mosquitoes that transmit viruses such as fever denga, yellow or Zika. On November 3, the agency told MosquitoMate Company that it could release…

November 12, 2017 ·by Asheley Rice· 0

All you need to know about the Zika virus

A few years ago, panic installed, when the Zika virus was linked to babies born with microcephaly in Brazil. The virus has no cure and people get infected with the virus through mosquito bites or sexual intercourse with somebody carrying…

July 1, 2017 ·by Asheley Rice· 0