University of Kansas: Study of Mosquito Spit Could Lead to Therapies for Viruses Like West Nile and Yellow Fever
September 07, 2024
September 07, 2024
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news:
By Brendan M. Lynch
You might guess it'd be tough to extract saliva from a mosquito. And you'd be correct. Yet, because mosquitos spread disease via saliva, it's critical to sample and study.
But Anita Saraf doesn't collect mosquito spit herself -- it gets delivered so she can discover its scientific secrets.
Saraf is the director of th . . .
By Brendan M. Lynch
You might guess it'd be tough to extract saliva from a mosquito. And you'd be correct. Yet, because mosquitos spread disease via saliva, it's critical to sample and study.
But Anita Saraf doesn't collect mosquito spit herself -- it gets delivered so she can discover its scientific secrets.
Saraf is the director of th . . .