Scientists create infertile mosquitoes

Bangladesh scientists create $3 kit. Can it help detect COVID-19?  Al Jazeera English

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Scientists create mutant enzyme that recycles plastic bottles in hours  The Guardian

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The low tech kit that could help infertile people in South Africa

Infertile cancer patient has baby using frozen lab-matured egg: study  RFIFirst baby is born through new egg-freezing technique  The GuardianWoman left infertile after chemo has baby in 'fertility breakthrough'  Sky NewsFrozen eggs breakthrough gives cancer patients motherhood hope  Telegraph.co.ukFirst baby born via IVM, a technique which help cancer patients become moms  IOLView Full coverage on Google News

Hello rains! And,  well … hello mosquitoes. Yes, it’s that time of the year – dreadful bites that give you a dengue or malaria scare. But, fret not. This list of nature-friendly tricks should help you drive those mosquitoes (and other insects) away.

Camphor and water

Two tablets of camphor in about a quarter cup of water will do the magic. But, if you want instant results, add in another tablet or two and some warm water.

Lemon and cloves

Mosquitoes detest the smell of cloves and all things...

New research suggests that mosquitoes track down something to bite using a sequence of three cues: smell, then sight, and finally heat.

>Malaria prevalence could be on the rise again as mosquitoes learn new survival tricks such as changing meal times and biting outdoors.