Zika
Mosquito spit might be a universal vaccine ‘Holy Grail’ – preventing everything from malaria to Zika
Her idea revolved around mosquito spit. Building on the work of colleagues and other scientists, [Jessica] Manning, a clinical researcher ...
Zika virus could offer new way to attack deadly brain cancers
New research has revealed that the Zika virus breaks into brain cells by using a special molecular key, and scientists ...
Viewpoint: Regulatory hurdles keep life-saving, plant-made vaccines off the market
Plant-made vaccines have been in the pipeline for nearly thirty years. Generated stably in transgenic plants or transiently using virus ...
Here’s what you should know about disease-fighting GMO mosquitoes
Media references to Jurassic Park and 'mutant hybrid insects' are based on a thorough misunderstanding of this effective technology ...
Viewpoint: Biological terrorism isn’t as scary as you may think
As new biological techniques advance, there are justifiable concerns these technologies could be used to create manmade pandemics. These worries ...
Diagnosing infectious diseases like Zika or Dengue at home with a CRISPR kit
CRISPR-based home test can immediately detect disease DNA through blood or saliva ...
Boosting brain research by growing ‘mini-brains’ to model human disease
'Mini-brains' grown in petri dishes could offer new possibilities for studying disease ...
Waging war against the mosquito: Split-gene drive could hinder spread of Zika
The use of split-gene drives could alleviate the concerns of critics who worry about unexpected effects of releasing gene-edited mosquitos ...
Using Zika in the fight against deadly brain cancer
With traditional cancer-fighting tools--surgery, radiation and chemotherapy--proving ineffective against glioblastoma tumors, researchers are exploring an unconventional treatment using a weakened ...
Micro RNA: Genetic suppression might control insect-borne diseases and limit pesticide use
New methods of controlling mosquitos without chemicals include releasing sterile males, spreading confusing pheromones and, most recently, disrupting egg development ...
Olympic health update: Zika vaccines, GMO mosquitoes, and snake oils
There's progress on a vaccine to combat as well as biotech solutions but there are also fake Zika solutions being ...
Do GMO mosquitoes designed to eradicate Zika pose unique environmental risks?
Could we live without mosquitos? Maybe, but something else might take their place ...
Gene driving to combat insect-borne diseases: Powerful tool requiring science diplomacy
Gene drives raise ethical and practical concerns. What are the communication challenges? ...
Beyond microcephaly: Can Zika virus cause auto-immune disorder Guillain-Barré syndrome?
Much of the discussion about the Zika virus has been about its ability to cause microcephaly. But now evidence has ...
Activists behind Zika virus conspiracy theories, Argentine pesticide birth defect scare
South America's suffering from a number of epidemics. The worst one may just be misinformation ...
