Tag: mosquito

  • Nation & World

    Deploying mosquitoes against Zika

    Flaminia Catteruccia, an associate professor of immunology and infectious diseases at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, speaks to the Gazette about using genetically modified mosquitoes to combat the Zika virus and other diseases.

    7 minutes
  • Nation & World

    How mosquitoes home in

    A team of researchers has identified a key genetic variation that helps mosquitoes “smell” humans. The study could open the door to new strategies to ward off the pests.

    5 minutes