Humans have an exceptional ability to deal with viruses. In most cases, your immune system is able to fight an infection. On ...

Mosquitos are the bane of summer. Here's where they're the worst, how you can prevent them, and how to avoid the dreaded, itchy bites.

In this way, the peptide is expressed in the right place and at the right time to interfere with the parasite's life cycle. The transgenic mosquitoes (see accompanying picture) had a significantly ...

The dengue virus is transmitted to humans via the bite of an infected mosquito. Only a few mosquito species are vectors for the dengue virus. What is a vector? A vector is a vehicle that carries ...

First, you need to understand the mosquito life cycle. (There are different species, with different preferences about who to ...

Despite the constant presence of mosquitoes, the risk of disease transmission fluctuates throughout the year between high and low risk months.

It experiences obligatory diapause, a period of dormancy that is naturally induced at a fixed time in an organism's life cycle. When we think of Antarctic animals, most would mention penguins, and ...

Mosquitoes can survive prolonged droughts by drinking blood, which helps to explain why rates of mosquito-borne illness don't always decline in dry periods. Mosquitoes can survive prolonged ...

Cory Morrow, with his rollicking, soulful, feel-good Texas country has helped Texans jump on tabletops and suspend worries ...