Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi and the Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (inStem) in Bengaluru have discovered the biochemical processes that enable the eggs of the dengue causing mosquito to survive harsh conditions and rejuvenate when favourable conditions return.
The research could potentially aid the battle against mosquito-borne diseases by enabling more effective vector-control measures.
The details of the research have been published in the journal PLOS Biology. The paper was co-authored by Baskar Bakthavachalu, assistant professor, School of Biosciences and Bioengineering, IIT Mandi, along with Anjana Prasad, Sreesa Sreedharan, and Sunil Laxman from DBT-inStem.
