mosquitos

Have you ever wondered what the bothersome pests get up to during the daytime?

Now it’s up to the voters.

Because of a problem with the body’s immune response that wasn’t previously known.

It has to do with how you smell.

Insecticides and mosquito nets only get you so far. Synthetic biologists are ready to take the battle against mosquito-borne disease to the level of DNA – which might spell the insects’ ultimate doom.

And why do some of us seem to be mosquito magnets while others never get bitten?

A Google executive dreams of genetically engineering mosquitoes to eradicate diseases like malaria and dengue fever. But this technique could have unforeseen and dangerous consequences.