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Experiment with mosquitoes
Biology

Experiment with mosquitoes

Panama is expected to become the next country to test the use of the nicknamed transgenic mosquitoes

December 17, 2018
Found Ebola virus in Kalimantan orangutan
Biology

Found Ebola virus in Kalimantan orangutan

Scientists at the Center for Research on Avian Influenza, Airlangga University in Surabaya, East Java province, Indonesia, have reported the discovery of Ebola vius in s…

December 17, 2018
Genetically modified mosquitoes prevent dengue
Biology

Genetically modified mosquitoes prevent dengue

Brazil will release an army of genetically modified mosquitoes into the environment to prevent dengue epidemic spread across Brazil, causing nearly 500,000 people to get…

December 17, 2018
Brazil: Transgenic mosquitoes adapt to nature
Biology

Brazil: Transgenic mosquitoes adapt to nature

A year ago, more than 10 million genetically modified male mosquitoes were released in HCMC. Juazeiro, inhabited by 288,000 people. Test results are announced at a confe…

December 17, 2018
Asian mosquitoes expand throughout Europe
Biology

Asian mosquitoes expand throughout Europe

Asian tiger mosquitoes (Aedes albopictus) are mosquito species originating from tropical and subtropical regions in Southeast Asia. They can transmit viruses that cause…

December 17, 2018
Use mosquitoes to kill mosquitoes
Biology

Use mosquitoes to kill mosquitoes

A new strategy for killing Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes that causes dengue fever is being carried out by scientists by altering the mosquito's DNA so that it cannot reproduc…

December 17, 2018
Bacteria can fight dengue fever
Biology

Bacteria can fight dengue fever

Humans can rule out dengue through a bacterium that has the ability to halve the life cycle of infected mosquitoes.

December 17, 2018
Asian tiger mosquitoes cause dengue fever
Biology

Asian tiger mosquitoes cause dengue fever

Asian tiger mosquitoes (Aedes albopictus) have black and white pods, they are small, prefer to live in shrubs and grasses, mainly in rural areas.

December 17, 2018
Video: Signs that you have dengue fever
Videos

Video: Signs that you have dengue fever

Dengue fever is an acute infectious disease caused by a virus called Dengue (Dague). Mosquito-borne mosquitoes carry blood from the sick to healthy people.

December 15, 2018
Scientist discovered Ebola virus
Science story

Scientist discovered Ebola virus

Nearly 40 years ago, the young Belgian scientist began his research journey in the remote part of Congo, with a mission to find out why many people died of a dangerous d…

December 15, 2018