New tool for combating mosquito-borne disease: Insect parasite genes

Monday, February 27, 2017 - 22:31 in Biology & Nature

Discovery of the genes the insect parasite Wolbachia uses to control its hosts' reproduction provides a powerful new tool for enhancing biological control efforts for mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, Zika and malaria.

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