Mysterious Zika virus sweeps over Latin America and beyond
Monthly Archives: January 2016
Backswimmers, mosquito life history, and decreased malaria transmission.
This type of insect can significantly alter the size of a human malaria outbreak. Not the insect you were expecting?
1Challenges and promises of a new urine malaria test
The Fyodor Urine Malaria Test (UMT) has the potential to improve patient outcome and reduce the spread of drug resistance in malaria. It does not require a blood sample and is so easy to perform that it may be done at home. Studies on the test’s performance will show how it can be further improved.
3Variation in susceptibility to malaria demonstrated in liver cells
Every nematode has an ascaroside lining
Nematode pheromone ascr#18 has been shown to alert plants to the presence of plant-parasitic nematodes and to activate their immune responses.