In the global war against disease-carrying mosquitoes, scientists have long believed that a single molecular door was the key target for insecticide. This door, however, is closing, giving m... Read more
The development of an easy to use, low cost method of detecting dengue virus in mosquitoes based on gold nanoparticles is reported in BioMed Central’s open access journal Virology Journal. T... Read more
India has become the focal point for a mosquito-borne plague that is sweeping the globe. An epidemic of dengue fever in India is fostering a growing sense of alarm even as government officia... Read more
“Our test will improve the accuracy of diagnosis, leading to the proper treatment of patients affected by WNV,” While the United States has largely been spared the scourge of mosquito-borne... Read more
Responsible for as many as 46 billion deaths over the history of our species War, plague, famine, heart disease, cigarettes, road trauma: six very effective killers of human beings. B... Read more