Artificial Blood For Mosquitoes
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 - 08:31
in Biology & Nature
Mosquitoes have been called the deadliest animal on the planet due to the diseases they spread. Why feed them? By using science, giving them an artificial buffet may lead to fewer of them, says Stephen Dobson, a University of Kentucky professor of medical and veterinary entomology. His work on developing artificial blood for mosquitoes has made him a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, in an initiative funded by the Bill&Melinda Gates Foundation. The artificial blood he developed will allow people in remote areas around the world to sustain colonies of mosquitoes, even in those areas with limited resources and difficult logistics. read more