In this my third and final column concerning assassin bugs and misinformation surrounding them, I am featuring the kissing ...

June 2024 |Written by: J.K. Peterson, PhD Assistant Professor Medical Entomology University of Delaware Graduate students: Alex Kelley, Hanna Cortes What is a kissing bug? Kissing bugs are insects ...

"Kissing bugs" might sound like they'd be cute and cuddly insect companions. But, in reality, they are blood-sucking pests infested with a parasite that can make you, your family, and your pets sick.

Kissing bugs, or triatomine bugs ... easier and cheaper in a wide range of animals." When it comes to gene editing, researchers typically perform what's called embryonic microinjections, injecting ...

This story appears in the June 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. I grew up believing that my auntie had almost died because she ate an apple in South America. According to the family ...