In a redeeming development for one of nature’s most universally denounced pests, researchers from McGill and Drexel ...

Cell division is an essential process for all life on earth, yet the exact mechanisms by which cells divide during early ...

Life begins with a single fertilized cell that gradually transforms into a multicellular organism. This process requires ...

Researchers have reported a novel colour-coded genetic approach that has enabled male and female mosquitoes to be separated ...

The second egg is days past the 40-day benchmark for a successful hatch and the hope for a "Christmas Miracle" has come and ...

The ‘mosquito factory’ breeding genetically-engineered insects to fight malaria - IN FOCUS: Malaria cases have skyrocketed in ...

Researchers have developed a new "color-coded" genetic method that makes it easy to distinguish male and female mosquitoes. This innovation can help solve a major bottleneck in mosquito control ...

Every time you step outside, you pick up two or three bites. You’re swatting miniature pests left and right, and it seems like something is always buzzing in your ear. No, you’re not crazy. The ...

The vectorial capacity of Aedes aegypti is directly influenced by its high reproductive output. Nevertheless, females are restricted to a single mating event, sufficient to acquire enough sperm to ...

BEING ASKED TO PLAY A HUGE ROLE IN TRYING TO PREVENT IT'S SPREAD.. NADER SIDHOM, A VECTOR CONTROL SPECIALIST IS ON THE FRONT LINE TRYING TO CATCH A MOSQUITO NATIVE TO THE TROPICS BUT JUST RECENTLY ...

A decade after the first releases of Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes in Brazil, researchers from the Fiocruz institute study the bacteria’s frequency in the local mosquito population. Image by Lucila ...