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A UCF research team has engineered tissue with human cells that mosquitoes love to bite and feed upon -; with the goal of helping fight deadly diseases transmitted by the biting insects.
A UCF research team has engineered tissue with human cells that mosquitoes love to bite and feed upon — with the goal of helping fight deadly diseases transmitted by the biting insects. Further, the new system holds great promise for blood feeding mosquito species that have proven difficult to rear and maintain as colonies in the laboratory, an important practical application. The Willenberg team’s work was published Friday in the journal Insects.