Scientists create fake skin which means people don’t need to get bitten in mosquito studies
This would allow us to stop using live volunteers on future studies.
Tag: mosquitoes
Scientists wanted to learn why mosquitoes love the smell of humans so much. What they found could turn out to be more important
Mosquitoes revealed something unexpected about the neurons that encode scent.
Blood-mimicking eco-insecticide baits and kills malaria-carrying mosquitoes
The newly developed cocktail is harmless to humans. It could be sprayed across regions where malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases ...
Graphene in clothes can stop mosquitoes, study finds
Another remarkable application for graphene.
World’s first malaria vaccine launched in a pilot program
Malaria still kills thousands of children in Africa each year -- but a vaccine might change all that.
Here’s how Skrillex’s music could help fight Zika and dengue fever
Dubstep seems to entertain mosquitoes, which become less interested in feeding on humans or having sex.
Planning a trip to Brazil? Do not forget your yellow fever vaccine
There is no cure for yellow fever, but there is a vaccine.
Miami launches bacteria-infected mosquitoes to fight Zika virus
If infected male mosquitoes mate with non-infected females, the eggs will not hatch.
Almost 500 new cases of Zika-induced microcephaly reported in Brazil
The government has declared a state of emergency in the most affected areas while scientists are trying to figure out ...
Malaria to be defeated by starving parasite to death
It claims the life of a child every 30 seconds and about 40% of the entire world population is at ...