Karachi

June 27, 2018

Newly discovered Xenomorph wasp has Alien-like lifecycle

A student has discovered a new species of wasp, named Xenomorph because of its gruesome parasitic lifecycle that echoes the predatory behavior of the Alien movie […]
June 26, 2018

New tool to study Cryptosporidium in healthy tissues

Researchers have developed a new approach for studying Cryptosporidium, a waterborne gastrointestinal parasite now recognized as one of the leading causes of potentially life-threatening diarrheal disease […]
June 26, 2018

Zika in high resolution

The highest-resolution image yet of the Zika virus, or any enveloped virus thus far. The scientists used the latest electron microscopy techniques to see the atomic […]
June 22, 2018

Mosquito-borne diseases in Europe: Containment strategy depends on when the alarm sets off

New research based on the Italian experience with outbreaks of Chikungunya, a disease borne by the tiger mosquito, in 2007 and 2017, shows that different vector […]