Mobile DNA element found in mosquito parasite has potential for infectious disease control

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Mar 20, 2019, 4:32 pm627 ptsHot
Controlling mosquito-borne illnesses, such as Dengue or West Nile virus, has historically been difficult due to a lack of effective vaccines and concerns about the environmental impact of insecticides. Thus, scientists have turned to manipulating Wolbachia, a parasitic bacterium within mosquitoes, as a way to…

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