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Glowing sperm helps to reveal secrets of mosquito sex Nature - Female Aedes mosquitoes signal that copulation can proceed by subtly extending their genitalia.

Female Aedes mosquitoes signal that copulation can proceed by subtly extending their genitalia

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Public Health reports first locally acquired dengue case Los Angeles County health officials are investigating the first locally acquired case of dengue fever for the 2025 mosquito season, reported in a San Gabriel Valley resident. The individual, who ha…

Public Health reports first locally acquired dengue case

Current mosquitoes evolved more recently than previously thought Genetic analysis reveals that most living genera of mosquitoes emerged around 73 million years ago.

A fresh revision of the mosquito family tree suggests that the insects are 100 million years younger than previously thought.

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Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 The Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 was awarded jointly to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an...

Congratulations to this year’s Nobel Physics laureates — all 3 @uofcalifornia.bsky.social professors.

Home to groundbreaking physicists, including 2 immigrants leading the world in innovation & possibility, California is proud to dream big & deliver even bigger.

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Open Rank Faculty Position on the Tenure Track - Newark, New Jersey (US) job with Rutgers | 12844885 MULTIPLE TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITIONS AVAILABLE The Dept. of Microbiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Genetics at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Rutgers Newark is hiring multiple new profs who work in microbial pathogenesis, structural bio, human/microbial genetics, genomics, biochemistry, or computational biophysics. I loved doing my PhD at Rutgers and I LOVE New Jersey. Reach out if you’re applying and have questions about the school/area.

Unproven Lyme disease tests and treatments are proliferating The complexity of diagnosing Lyme disease has given rise to an entire industry of unapproved tests and alternative treatments, including lasers, herbal remedies and electromagnets.

The complexity of diagnosing Lyme disease has given rise to an entire industry of unapproved tests and alternative treatments, including lasers, herbal remedies and electromagnets.

With Drones and ‘Elephant Mosquitoes,’ China Wages All-Out War on a Virus

🦟"With Drones and ‘Elephant #Mosquitoes (Toxorhynchites sp.),’ #China Wages All-Out War on a #Virus.
In a citywide campaign to curb a mosquito-borne virus ( #chikungunya), residents of Foshan face inspections and warnings for failure to comply." via @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/w...

Hantavirus caused three recent deaths in California. Here's what to know about the virus Mono County, in the Mammoth Lakes area, reported three deaths related to hantavirus. Here's what Los Angeles County residents should know about the virus.

Hantavirus caused three recent deaths in California. Here's what to know about the virus

Parasite and vector circadian clocks mediate efficient malaria transmission - Nature Microbiology Mosquito salivary glands and malaria parasites exhibit daily rhythms, which impact blood feeding and sporozoite gene expression.

OUT NOW: Parasite and vector circadian clocks mediate efficient malaria transmission

#microsky 🧪

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📢 Call for experts for the @who.int #Vector Control Advisory Group (VCAG). 🦟🕷️🪰
Deadline for application: 15 April 2025

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Hi folks, we have a full time lecturer position in our department at BU!
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Invisible DNA lurks everywhere in the environment — and we're on the verge of decoding its secrets Environments are littered with the DNA of the creatures that inhabit them. Analyzing it could provide a real-time view of how our planet is changing.

This is a great feature on #eDNA by our Planet Earth editor Hannah Osborne. We're using a new article template, which i think looks really lush thanks to @marilynperkins.bsky.social's excellent design skills. What do you think? www.livescience.com/planet-earth...

Open Position: Assistant/Associate Professor of Public Health Entomology

Come work with me!
Public Health Entomologist (assistant/associate level)

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Illumina will enter the Spatial-Omics market in 2026 with Connected Multiomics (ICM) Illumina announced two hours ago that they have a new spatial technology program aiming at mapping complex tissues and understand cellular behaviour at a high-throughput scale.

Illumina will enter the Spatial-Omics market in 2026 with Connected Multiomics (ICM) open.substack.com/pub/albertvi...

CDC declares 'high severity' of flu cases for all ages All age groups in the United States are experiencing a "high severity" of influenza cases among all age groups for the first time since the 2017-18 flu season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prev...

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If you're interested in learning (or learning more about) disease modeling, I highly recommend SISMID: sph.emory.edu/SISMID/index...

I actually attended the very first, as a treat to myself after my prelims. Now they've added online modules, too!

Robert Herriman on Substack The Brazil Ministry of Health issued a warning about the increase in yellow fever transmission in the states of São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Roraima and Tocantins. The technical note - sent to the health ...

🦟 #Brazil 🇧🇷: The Ministry of Health @minsaude.bsky.social issued a warning about the increase in #YellowFever transmission in the states of #SãoPaulo, Minas Gerais, Roraima and Tocantins.
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Tick bite disease in California leaves three dead Six people in California reported infection with Rocky Mountain spotted fever, all of whom had visited Tecate, Mexico, just prior.

Six people in California reported infection with Rocky Mountain spotted fever, all of whom had visited Tecate, Mexico, just prior. Yale School of Public Health's Peter Krause warns people to steer clear of tick-invested vegetation.

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Download our database of 492 (!) funding opportunities for EARLY-CAREER FACULTY AND RESEARCHERS.

For each entry, we provide link to funder, description, amount, deadline, and eligibility criteria (e.g. citizenship).

Download freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

Assistant Professor/Urban Entomology - Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States Position Title: Assistant Professor/Urban Entomology Employee Classification: LC Faculty TT/TN 9m College/Division: Agricultural,Consumer & Env Sci Col Department: 303000-ENTOMOLOGY PLANT PATH AND...

We’re looking for an assistant professor in urban entomology at New Mexico State University: careers.nmsu.edu/jobs/assista...
Please apply if interested and do share! 🐜🪰🪳🦟🦗🦂