The fascinating array of genetic changes that confer pesticide resistance in Anopheles mosquitoes has been reviewed. Findings highlight the interplay between human interventions, mosquito evolution, and disease outcomes, and will help scientists develop new strategies to overcome pesticide resistance.
Daily Archives: January 2, 2018
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In the course of genomic analyses of the fungus behind white-nose-syndrome, a devastating disease that has killed millions of bats in North America, US Forest Service scientists discovered something very surprising: brief exposure to UV-light kills Pseudogymnoascus destructans.
Researchers have demonstrated that quantum physics might enable communications and mapping in locations where GPS and ordinary cellphones and radios don’t work reliably or even at all, such as indoors, in urban canyons, underwater and underground.
For the more than 1 million Americans who live with type 1 diabetes, daily insulin injections are literally a matter of life and death. And while there is no cure, a team has developed a device that could revolutionize management of the disease.
Very few people have been behind the wheel of a Tesla Model 3 just yet. But would you be willing to pay hundreds of dollars a day to take one for a spin? Tesla Model 3s are already popping up on Turo, a peer-to-peer car rental service that allows users […]
Pakistan fired back after Trump’s New Year’s Day tweet More (ISLAMABAD) — Pakistan fired back Tuesday after President Donald Trump accused it of harboring terrorists, calling his New Year’s Day tweet “completely incomprehensible.” The government summoned the U.S. ambassador to complain but stopped short of demands by protesting Islamic groups […]
North Korea has been allegedly receiving oil from China despite UN sanctions banning most forms of trade with Pyongyang. Bejing pledged to help defuse tensions between North Korea and the international community amid fears of World War 3 but was reported to have transferred fuel to North Korean boats. Mr […]
Donald Trump will stand with the Iranian people and will not be “silent” on the issue, Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway said. Speaking to Fox News, Mrs Conway said: “This President again, very transparently through his tweets, says he stands with the Iranian people. “He knows they’re looking for […]