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Inside Texas’s grand laboratory of dangerous mosquitoes

Inside Texas’s grand laboratory of dangerous mosquitoes
health9/17/2025

Climate change is increasing the threat from mosquito- and vector-borne diseases. In Texas, one lab is working to keep diseases at bay.

Austin, Texas — Under a microscope, a mosquito can look stunning. Their blue-green iridescent scales, purple bands, and attractive spotted wings shimmer — dazzling enough to forget, for a moment, the insect lives to take a sip of your blood. Mosquito... [14158 chars]