Cornell University apparel design undergraduate student Matilda Ceesay and Department of Fiber Science & Apparel Design postdoctoral researcher Frederick Ochanda created a bodysuit against mosquitoes, designed specifically for Africa.
The colored clothes can be worn throughout the day, and provide insecticide-based... |
11 May 2012
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One of the things that researchers noticed when analyzing a species of mosquitoes called Anopheles gambiae is that the insects appear to show a strong predilection towards biting humans. A team of experts is currently investigating ways of creating repellents that would drive the bugs away.
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27 February 2012
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The West Nile Virus (WNV) can be transmitted by birds and mosquitoes, but researchers have recently discovered that only particular species play determining roles in guiding the spread of infection. In these birds, for example, feeding patterns dictate the spread of WNV over a new territory.
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21 October 2011
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Over the past couple of decades, global warming has made its presence felt more and more, and species have been forced to adapt under this influence. The evolution has now been proven by a genetic study of mosquitoes. Researchers at the University of Oregon investigated the fine-scale genetic structure of Wyeomyia sm... |
25 August 2010
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Scientists working with a new mathematical model may have finally figured out how it is that mosquitoes can hear the faint sounds of a female's flapping wings, but not become deaf when hearing louder noises. The University of Bristol research team has managed to unlock some of the remarkable features, but highli... |
20 November 2009
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A large, international effort, bringing together scientists from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, in Melbourne, Australia, and experts from the United States, Japan and Canada, has recently announced that it completed the first genetically engineered malaria vaccine. The serum contains a weakened version of the p... |
29 July 2009
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Mosquitoes have been some of our worst enemies most likely since mankind developed. The winged creatures can be a real nuisance through the noises they make at night, when you try to sleep, and that in itself is enough to get you mad. But, in some regions of the world, the hum they make has the same ring to it as dea... |
15 June 2009
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Over the millennia, the otherwise normal turtles living in the seclusion of the Galapagos Islands evolved into the largest species of tortoise in the world, far exceeding any other competitor. Isolated on just seven islands in the entire chain, the reptiles led a somewhat peaceful existence until the mosquitoes in th... |
2 June 2009
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Mosquitoes are one of the main problems of the underdeveloped world, because they are the main carriers of diseases such as dengue and yellow fever, as well as malaria, conditions that wreak havoc in areas where people have no means of defending themselves against the bites. On account of the fact that spraying with ... |
7 April 2009
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Experts may have just created one of the most complex and, ironically, useful weapons in the world, designed to address a universal problem – mosquitoes. These tiny insects not only cause discomfort and itching, but are also the favorite “ride” for deadly viruses such as malaria and the dengues feve... |
18 March 2009
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Instead of going about protecting people from transmittable diseases the old-fashioned way – through vaccines – researchers at Colorado State University (CSU) say that going for the vectors that carry conditions such as malaria and yellow fever is an easier target for them. That is, instead of curing... |
3 December 2008
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Medical records show that cases of West Nile Virus (WNV) infections are far less likely to occur in settled areas that have a wide variety of bird species living inside. Scientists believe that this happens because birds are poor viral carriers altogether. In other words, mosquitoes are far less likely to bite birds,... |
9 October 2008
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