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Science

Study offers clues into when and why mosquitoes bite

Pranjal Malewar

Are you tasty to mosquitoes?

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Health

New nematode viruses might change disease theories

Dr. Prajakta Banik

New research reveals that parasitic nematodes infect over a billion people worldwide and carry viruses explain why it cause serious diseases.

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Health

Mosquitoes use body heat to sense humans

Dr. Prajakta Banik

A mosquito bite is usually a minor nuisance, it can be serious in many places, Aedes aegypti mosquito spreads diseases like dengue.

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Health

Water’s role in regulating muscle contraction speed

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Muscle fibers exhibit active hydraulics and unique elasticity.

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Science

The link between West Nile Virus and Agricultural activities

PLOS

Direction of spread also associated with wetland urbanization and migratory bird patterns.

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Environment

Specific populations of mosquitoes are more heat-tolerant

Pranjal Malewar

Some mosquitoes like it hot.

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Health

A new dawn in malaria management

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Exploring long non-coding RNA in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.

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Health

Targeting mosquito hearing with insecticides

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Insecticide target: Modulating malaria mosquito hearing.

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Health

Disorient malaria parasite to prevent harm

Vidya Nagalwade

UNIGE scientists discover new molecular sensor for malaria parasite infecting humans or mosquitoes.

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Robotics

Robotic vehicles are used to fight against mosquitos carrying dengue

PLOS

Effectiveness of using automatic vehicles to monitor sewers for Aedes mosquitos and carry out eradication.

The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster flaps its wings two hundred times per second to fly forwards.
Biology

Electrical synapses in the neural network of insects control flight power

Vidya Nagalwade

Researchers discovered the neural circuit used to regulate insect wingbeat frequency.

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Science

Proteins responsible for activating mosquito sperm can be shut down

Amit Malewar

New research could help control infectious pests.

Mosquitoes feed on synthetic skin at Tulane University
AI & Machine Learning

New synthetic skin may unlock blood-sucking secrets of mosquitoes

Ashwini Sakharkar

The 3D-printed skin can help scientists study how mosquitoes transmit deadly diseases.

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Science

A study looks at the bacteria on and in mosquitoes

Amit Malewar

The bacteria-ridden exteriors of mosquitoes may be another reason to arm yourself with a swatter.

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Science

Genetically derived Mosquitoes help in slow down the growth of spreading Malaria

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Scientists put together the mosquitoes that can’t spread malaria.

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Science

Mosquito immune cells could shed light on the insect immune system

Amit Malewar

A better understanding of how these immune cells function.

Health

Mosquitoes are now a year-round threat to Miami-Dade County, study

Pranjal Malewar

Mosquitoes that can transmit dangerous viruses are now a year-round threat to Miami-Dade County, according to a new study.

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Science

New mosquito repelling molecule identified

Dr. Aditi Jain

Indian researchers have synthesized a new aromatic molecule that promises to help repel and kill adult female of Aedes aegypti mosquito which is carrier...

Removing malaria-carrying mosquitoes unlikely to affect ecosystems, study
Health

Removing malaria-carrying mosquitoes unlikely to affect ecosystems, study

Pranjal Malewar

An estimated, 216 million malaria patients were diagnosed and almost 445,000 deaths occurred in 2016 due to malaria. Although there are many treatments available to...

Mosquito Mate Protein could Provide Key to Controlling Disease
Science

Mosquito Mate Protein could Provide Key to Controlling Disease

Amit Malewar

Talking about the sex life of the female Aedes aegypti mosquito, bringer of Zika, dengue, and yellow fever: She mates but once, in seconds...

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