New research on sex determination in mosquitoes could transform disease control
Scientists at The Pirbright Institute believe a newly funded study will provide crucial answers to the process behind sex determination in mosquitoes and could have a game-changing impact on the control of these insect pests and potentially other insects too.
The research project: “Mechanisms of sex determination in Anopheles and their implementation to control mosquito vectors”, will be mostly funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council* (£640,646) for a period of 36 months.