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    • Dr Nancy Endersby-Harshman

    School of BioSciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne; Hoffmann Laboratory, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute

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    Sciences & Technology

    Scientists and government agencies are targeting mosquitoes with bacteria

    The Wolbachia bacterium prevents mosquitoes from spreading dengue fever – and now a new strain is protecting people in Malaysia

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    Sciences & Technology

    Have resistance, will travel

    Pest insects, like mosquitoes, are becoming increasingly resistant to insecticides. So how are these genetic invasions threatening pest control?

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    Health & Medicine

    Outsmarting Zika and Dengue Fever

    Second strain of bacteria that guards against mutations gives researchers an insurance policy in fight against mosquito-borne viruses

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    Health & Medicine

    Blood for science: Putting the bite on mosquito viruses

    A simple bacterium that can stop mosquitoes carrying many viruses could be part of the answer in controlling the Zika outbreak in Latin America

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