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The potentially deadly Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) has been found in mosquitoes in Brisbane for the first time. The department is concerned the risk of human exposure to Queenslanders may ...

In a second critical step, researchers use another genetic technique to ensure that all offspring of genetically modified mosquitoes carry the same malaria-fighting trait.

Scientists are genetically modifying mosquitoes in the hope of stopping the spread of malaria. The technique, which uses genes taken from the honeybee and the African clawed frog, blocks normal ...

Transmission Zero, a research team from Imperial College London in partnership with the Ifakara Health Institute and the National Institute of Medical Research in Tanzania, has developed genetic ...