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Newspaper and journal articles in the broad field of microbiology.
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Mosquitoes sniff out hosts infected with certain viruses, researchers find
Infections by the viruses that cause #Zika and #Dengue fever alter how their hosts smell, making them more likely to be bitten by...
David Ojcius
Jul 2, 2022
3 min read
Indonesia dengue fever study offers hope in disease battle
#Wolbachia #dengue #mosquitoes #Indonesia Dengue fever infections dropped dramatically in an Indonesian study where a bacteria was...
David Ojcius
Jun 12, 2021
2 min read
First Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Released in US Are Hatching Now
#Zika #dengue #chikungunya #yellowfever #climatechange As Aedes aegypti #mosquitoes increase their range because of warming #climate,...
David Ojcius
May 14, 2021
1 min read
Genetic admixture in the South Pacific: From Denisovans to the human immune response
#immunology #evolution Scientists have looked at understudied human populations from the South Pacific, which are severely affected by a...
David Ojcius
Apr 15, 2021
1 min read
Understanding how mosquitoes smell us could save lives.
Of the more than 3,000 species of #mosquitoes in the world, just a small number have evolved to specialize in sucking human blood. How...
David Ojcius
Dec 26, 2020
1 min read
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