Genetic Code of Deadly Mosquito Cracked
May 20, 2007 | Source: ScientificAmerican.com
An international consortium of researchers has sequenced the majority of the genome of the Aedes mosquito, the scourge behind outbreaks of the deadly yellow, dengue and even chikungunya fevers that kill thousands of people in Africa, South America and Asia every year.
The genetic blueprint offers hope that specific genes can be identified that would allow scientists to combat these tropical diseases in their carrier.