Corn starch, an abundant, cheap and biodegradable raw material, is the basis for a novel larvicide developed by researchers at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo State, Brazil... Read more
UCR researchers are generating genetically engineered insects to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have developed transgen... Read more
With public concern about the Zika virus growing daily, people are looking for effective ways to prevent mosquito bites, and now there’s some good news for the concerned public. According to... Read more
In one of the first successful attempts at genetically engineering mosquitoes, HHMI researchers have altered the way the insects respond to odors, including the smell of humans and the insec... 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