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Ancient Malaria Genome from Roman Skeleton Hints at Disease’s History
Genetic information from ancient Roman remains is helping to reveal how malaria has moved and evolved alongside people
Ancient Malaria Genome from Roman Skeleton Hints at Disease’s History
Genetic information from ancient Roman remains is helping to reveal how malaria has moved and evolved alongside people
Heat Waves Could Kill Off Human-Bred Mosquitoes
Rising heat could debilitate mosquitoes bred to slow the transmission of viruses such as yellow fever and dengue
Diseases Explode after Extreme Flooding and Other Climate Disasters
Devastating floods in Pakistan are driving the spread of disease—and climate change is making such events more common
Pandemic Economic Recovery Could Worsen Climate Change Health Impacts
By continuing to subsidize fossil fuels, recovery plans could exacerbate threats from diseases such as malaria, cholera and dengue fever
Scientists Hail Historic Malaria Vaccine Approval—But Point to Challenges Ahead
The WHO-approved RTS,S vaccine has a modest efficacy and requires a complex regimen of doses, so ample funding and clear communication are crucial to success
Is Malaria's Peculiar Odor Key to Its Conquest?
The smell attracts mosquitoes, and may help identify hidden cases
Bed Nets with Insecticide Cut Spread of Mosquito-Borne Diseases, Despite Resistant Bugs
Treated nets reduce a chemically resistant insect’s likelihood of passing along malaria by two thirds
Astrobiology Roundup: 5 Cool Stories
Five intriguing discoveries and recent news items
Synthetic Biology's First Malaria Drug Meets Market Resistance
Commercial use of genetically engineered yeast to make medicine has modest impact
Malaria Deaths Drop below Half a Million as Africa Makes Progress
Fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease have fallen nearly 50 percent since 2000, according to the World Health Organization
'Gene Drive' Mosquitoes Engineered to Fight Malaria
Mutant mozzies could rapidly spread through wild populations
Networks Untangle Malaria's Deadly Shuffle
The world’s most dangerous malaria parasite shuffles its genes in a clever attempt to avoid the immune system. A new approach has begun to reveal how the process works