With genome deciphered, experts aim to swat dreaded tsetse fly
Thursday, April 24, 2014 - 13:50
in Biology & Nature
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An international team of scientists has deciphered the genetic code of the tsetse fly, the bloodsucking insect that spreads deadly African sleeping sickness, with the hope that its biological secrets can be exploited to eradicate this malady.