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Scientists use mosquitos to deliver experimental malaria vaccine
10-1-2022 |
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A lab-based experiment saw volunteers receive a dose of a new malaria vaccine using mosquitos instead of syringes.
Release of 750M GM mosquitoes gets approval
VIDEO 8-21-2020 | 19
The experimental release of millions of genetically modified mosquitoes has been given the go-ahead.
750M GM mosquitoes to be released in Florida
6-19-2020 | 19
A plan to release genetically modified mosquitoes has been condemned as a 'Jurassic Park experiment'.
Mutant mosquitoes could wipe out malaria
2-18-2019 | 6
Two geneticists have been working on a plan to use genetic modification to stop the disease from spreading.
Swarms of mosquitoes descend on Taganrog
VIDEO 8-30-2018 | 3
Residents of the Russian city of Taganrog have been inundated with huge swarms of winged insects this week.
'World's largest mosquito' discovered in China
VIDEO 4-25-2018 | 23
A Chinese entomologist found the insect, which has a wingspan of 11.5cm, during a field trip last year.
Scientists find that mosquitoes can be trained
1-26-2018 | 4
A new experiment has revealed that mosquitoes are able to remember when a person tries to swat them.
Did the Nazis develop a biological weapon ?
2-2-2014 | 6
Recently discovered records suggest that Nazi scientists attempted to use mosquitoes as weapons.
Prehistoric blood-filled mosquito discovered
10-15-2013 | 20
A fossilized mosquito filled with blood has been found that dates back over 46 million years.
Who are mosquitoes more likely to bite ?
7-16-2013 | 32
Some people seem to find themselves more prone to being bitten by mosquitoes than others.
Why do mosquitoes not die in the rain ?
6-5-2012 | 15
The average raindrop is 50 times bigger than a mosquito, so how do they avoid being killed ?
GM mosquitoes released in to the wild
11-22-2010 | 23
Genetically modified mosquitoes have been released in to the wild in the Cayman Islands.
Delivering a 'vaccine' through bites
7-31-2009 | 7
Scientists have carried out an experiment in Europe involving the use of mosquitoes to deliver a malaria vaccine through...
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