Now, a research team headed by investigators from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is the first to identify a mechanism by which influenza A, a family of pathogens that includes the most deadly strains of flu worldwide, hijacks cellular machinery to replicate. (biosciencetechnology.com)
With the help of fellow researchers from the Pasteur Institute in Paris, James and his colleagues were able to alter the DNA of Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes, which are major transmitters of the most deadly strain of malaria — Plasmodium falciparum. (scientificamerican.com)
The recommendation follows new research that shows migrating birds can help to spread deadly strains of avian flu around the world. (sciencedaily.com)