Sick’s scent
Ailie Robinson
Characteristic skin odour associated with malaria is attractive to mosquitoes
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Why should we care about genetic diversity in mosquitoes?
Christina Faust
The topic of this blog coincides nicely with Charles Darwin’s birthday week. The techniques that we use to study evolution have changed… Read more »
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Malaria molecule attracts blood seeking mosquitoes
A molecule produced by the malaria parasite makes its host more attractive to mosquitoes and affects mosquito physiology in ways… Read more »
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The pleiotropic function of TEP1 genes in mosquito immunity and reproduction suggests that there is a significant cost to male… Read more »
Vector-Borne Diseases in the UK – Biennial Conference 2014
Victor Brugman (The Pirbright Institute) and Stacey Leech (Public Health England) This month saw a swarm of parasitologists,… Read more »
Wolbachia as a weapon in the war against malaria
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has just celebrated the tenth anniversary of its Grand Challenges in Global Health… Read more »
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