Buzz! Slap! Ow! Taking the virus out of a mosquito’s bite

They approach with the telltale sign — a high-pitched whine. It’s a warning that you are a mosquito’s next meal. But that mosquito might carry a virus, and now the virus is in you. Now, with the help of state-of-the-art technology, researchers can see how a virus moves within a mosquito’s body, which could lead to the prevention of mosquitoes transmitting diseases.

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