A team of researchers including a University of Maryland entomologist has successfully turned the pesky mosquito's sex life into its downfall. By creating what amounts to a sexually transmitted disease specifically for mosquitoes, the scientists unveiled a potentially powerful new weapon in the global fight against malaria.
  • moodymellodrone@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    3 days ago

    “Mosquitoes are the world’s deadliest animal. It’s believed that they alone, by transmitting disease, have killed half of all human beings who have ever lived,”

    That’s a crazy stat, man.