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the researchers fed mosquitoes on mice before and after the animals were treated with a recombinant apyrase and then studied the contents of their guts. Additional apyrase increased the amount of ...

Only a few plants and animals survive in the icy expanses of Antarctica, including a single insect. Researchers have now ...

Scientists have unveiled a novel mosquito control strategy: genetically engineered fungi that spread through mating. This strategy offers hope for reducing malaria in high-risk regions.

Their irrigation systems may have offered breeding sites for the mosquito’s larval stages with abundant humans and domestic animals offering a reliable blood source for adult females ...