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The amount of money you’ve invested for a protective mosquito net should return to you a thousan…

Scientists are using the most advanced form of genetic engineering to wipe out a population of mala…

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Their results showed that certain popular products do almost nothing to keep mosquitoes away. Citro…

Gonorrhea is normally treated with one of two commonly used antibiotics: azithromycin or ceftriaxon…

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"Almost always, drug resistance has emerged in Southeast Asia and jumped to Africa," Janice Culpepp…

Scientists have had some success in creating "transgenic" mosquitoes whose DNA has been modified to…

"We are on the cusp of a new bio-revolution," one UN official, who requested anonymity, told The Gu…

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Right now, the mosquito-borne disease is largely prevented using insecticides that are sprayed and …

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To treat these diseases, scientists have started looking into how to stop the mosquitoes. One step …

"During this month, we have issued around 80 notices to various departments to check mosquito breed…

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