Under what conditions would it be right—or is it never acceptable—to eliminate a harmful species from our planet? That's what ...

Gene editing holds the potential of suppressing mosquito species that carry deadly diseases — and raises ethical questions.

1938, had announced not that the Martians had landed in New Jersey, but that a mosquito called Anopheles gambiae, a native of Africa, had arrived on the American continent, there would have been ...

A confinable female-lethal population suppression system in the malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae. Science Advances , 2023; 9 (27) DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ade8903 Cite This Page : ...

To the naked eye, the egg of the Anopheles gambiae mosquito is just a dark speck, but under a 100-power microscope, it shows up as a fat, slightly curved cucumber, somewhat narrower at one end.

Scientists at the University of California, USA, have developed a precision-guided sterile insect technique to eliminate the primary African malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes ...

Scientists have discovered a previously unidentified species of mosquito along the coast of Kenya and Tanzania with potential implications for malaria surveillance and control. This newly ...

in rural Zambia. By Emily Anthes For a bloodthirsty, global health threat, the African malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae, has surprisingly discriminating taste. It prefers feeding on humans to ...

Scientists say it could be a valuable new tool in the fight against disease. Female Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes transmit malaria parasites between humans. This particular female glows green due ...

This 2014 photo made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a feeding female Anopheles gambiae mosquito. James Gathany/AP, FILE According to the CDC, people ...