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Your grandmother was right: Mosquitoes remember human smells, but also swats
Your grandmother’s insistence that you receive more bug bites because you are ‘sweeter’ may not be that far-fetched as a…
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Genetically-engineered mosquitoes give hope against dengue
In a first, researchers have genetically engineered mosquitoes that have an increased resistance to infection by the dengue virus. After…
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‘Fewer mosquitoes now needed to create outbreak’
‘Fewer mosquitoes now needed to create outbreak’ (Getty Images) When dengue became a major health problem in Singapore in the…
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‘Fewer mosquitoes now needed to create outbreak’
When dengue became a major health problem in Singapore in the 1960s, the state went after dengue-carrying mosquitoes with characteristic…
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Limiting travel, controlling mosquitoes reduces Zika risk
Zika virus, dengue fever and chikungunya virus are increasingly common in the Caribbean Basin and Latin Americ… Read More To…
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