Philanthropy vs. Mosquitoes: The Funders Giving Big Money to Fight a Tiny Insect – Inside Philanthropy
12/06/2016
Inside PhilanthropyPhilanthropy vs. Mosquitoes: The Funders Giving Big Money to Fight a Tiny InsectInside PhilanthropyScientists have been researching genetic modification technology for the Aedes aegypti mosquito in a collective effort to stop the spread of deadly viruses. However, as researchers warn, genetically modifying or purposefully manipulating gene pools in …and more »
12/06/2016
Inside PhilanthropyPhilanthropy vs. Mosquitoes: The Funders Giving Big Money to Fight a Tiny InsectInside PhilanthropyScientists have been researching genetic modification technology for the Aedes aegypti mosquito in a collective effort to stop the spread of deadly viruses. However, as researchers warn, genetically modifying or purposefully manipulating gene pools in …and more »
Can Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Save The World From Zika? – Reason
12/02/2016
ReasonCan Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Save The World From Zika?ReasonAdelman and his team have modified the genomes of mosquitoes with the cutting-edge gene-editing technology CRISPR. When the transgenic mosquitoes mate with non-modified mosquitoes, the off-spring will almost all be male. "We can link it with the …and more »
12/02/2016
ReasonCan Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Save The World From Zika?ReasonAdelman and his team have modified the genomes of mosquitoes with the cutting-edge gene-editing technology CRISPR. When the transgenic mosquitoes mate with non-modified mosquitoes, the off-spring will almost all be male. "We can link it with the …and more »
Florida Keys activist warns Cayman residents against GM mosquitoes – The Cayman Reporter
11/23/2016
The Cayman ReporterFlorida Keys activist warns Cayman residents against GM mosquitoesThe Cayman Reporter“Using genetically modified mosquito technology is not only a huge risk, it's totally unnecessary.Cost-effective, safe and approved alternatives already exist,” she said. “For example, the non-GM Wolbachia mosquito being used successfully to fight …
11/23/2016
The Cayman ReporterFlorida Keys activist warns Cayman residents against GM mosquitoesThe Cayman Reporter“Using genetically modified mosquito technology is not only a huge risk, it's totally unnecessary.Cost-effective, safe and approved alternatives already exist,” she said. “For example, the non-GM Wolbachia mosquito being used successfully to fight …
The biter bit – The Economist
11/17/2016
The EconomistThe biter bitThe EconomistIvermectin does not hang around in the body long enough to make a concerted anti-mosquito campaign that relies on it look like a realistic proposition. And it is this that Robert Langer of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Giovanni Traverso …New capsule achieves long-term drug deliveryMIT NewsUltra-long acting pill releases daily doses of medicine for a monthScience Dailyall 60 news articles »
11/17/2016
The EconomistThe biter bitThe EconomistIvermectin does not hang around in the body long enough to make a concerted anti-mosquito campaign that relies on it look like a realistic proposition. And it is this that Robert Langer of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Giovanni Traverso …New capsule achieves long-term drug deliveryMIT NewsUltra-long acting pill releases daily doses of medicine for a monthScience Dailyall 60 news articles »
Miami-Dade considers new weapon in Zika fight: disease-fighting bacteria – Bradenton Herald
11/14/2016
WCVB BostonMiami-Dade considers new weapon in Zika fight: disease-fighting bacteriaBradenton HeraldThe female Aedes aegypti mosquito commonly found in South Florida spreads viruses that can cause Zika, dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever and other infectious diseases. Miami-Dade officials are considering new mosquito control technologies to help stop …Miami may try bacteria-infected mosquitoes in Zika fightWCVB BostonMutant mosquitoes are what we need todayStar2.comall 53 news articles »
11/14/2016
WCVB BostonMiami-Dade considers new weapon in Zika fight: disease-fighting bacteriaBradenton HeraldThe female Aedes aegypti mosquito commonly found in South Florida spreads viruses that can cause Zika, dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever and other infectious diseases. Miami-Dade officials are considering new mosquito control technologies to help stop …Miami may try bacteria-infected mosquitoes in Zika fightWCVB BostonMutant mosquitoes are what we need todayStar2.comall 53 news articles »