Parasitic worms are difficult to kill with current therapies, but their commensal bacteria might be their Achilles’ heel.

"We still need to implement it in mosquitoes and conduct rigorous safety testing to ensure there are no risks to humans or other non-target species," he said. The mosquitoes would need to be ...

The Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) has extended its research on the behaviour of genetically modified mosquitoes to ...

Humans have an exceptional ability to deal with viruses. In most cases, your immune system is able to fight an infection. On ...

"We still need to implement it in mosquitoes and conduct rigorous safety testing to ensure there are no risks to humans or other non-target species," said Macquarie University associate professor ...

Instead of creating new types of pesticides or machines to eliminate the abundance of disease-carrying mosquitoes, a group of researchers from Australia have engineered 'Toxic Male' mosquitoes to ...

“We still need to implement it in mosquitoes and conduct rigorous safety testing to ensure there are no risks to humans or other non-target species,” he said. The mosquitoes would need to be ...

“We still need to implement it in mosquitoes and conduct rigorous safety testing to ensure there are no risks to humans or other non-target species,” he said. Genetic engineering has been used ...