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No-cost insect vector research resources for scientists fighting mosquito-transmitted diseases

Access to these new research tools will help researchers ... by developing and sharing resources. EU funding allows Infravec2 to provide researchers worldwide with insect vector research products and ... read more

New type of insect repellant may be thousands of times stronger than DEET

(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine an insect repellant that not only is thousands of times more effective than DEET ... The tests were conducted as part of a major interdisciplinary research project to develop ... read more

Bug-zapping Lasers Add New Weapon to our Insect-fighting Arsenal

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Control and monitoring of disease-vector insects are critical to global health, as insect vectors spread pathogens among humans, animals and agricultural products, creatin... read more

Bill Nye Explains Why he is a GMO Skeptic

Bill Nye, stalwart defender of evolution and climate science, has a new book out called ... accused of poisoning people and the earth, research vandalized or banned, all over complete nonsense. This i... read more

New resources will help researchers fight mosquito-transmitted diseases at no cost to end users

Scientists ... new research tools will help researchers more quickly identify useful drugs and insecticides for development." INFRAVEC2 (Research Infrastructures for the control of vector-borne diseas... read more

Gene knockdown by ecdysone-based inducible RNAi in stable mammalian cell lines

RNA interference (RNAi) is a powerful tool for ... expression vector, pERV3 or pVgRXR; and the shRNA expression vector, pIND-miR30. The inducer, PonA. PonA is an analog of ecdysone and exhibits a pote... read more

Christians’ Secret Weapon Against Evolution (2 of 2)

Let me guess: you’ll not apologize, you’ll sweep under the rug the fact that you backed the wrong horse, you’ll hope that no one remembers, and you’ll stumble forward grasping for some new as-yet-unan... read more

Researchers determine how mosquitoes survive dengue virus infection

Because their immune system does not eliminate the virus, however, they are able to pass it on to a new victim. In a study published February ... the mosquito's defense is an important next step in re... read more

Neglected Infections of Poverty in Texas and the Rest of the United States: Management and Treatment Options

Neither medication has been approved by the FDA, but both may be obtained for use via the CDC, at no cost for appropriate patients ... Also, it requires emergency investigational new drug process and ... read more