Scientists Create Mosquito Strain With Malaria-blocking Genes

An Anopheles stephensi mosquito obtains a blood meal from
a human host through its pointed proboscis in this
undated handout photo obtained by Reuters
November 23, 2015. Reuters/Jim Gathany/CDC/Handout via Reuters

Scientists aiming to take the bite out of malaria have produced a strain of mosquitoes carrying genes that block its transmission, with the idea that they could breed with other members of their species in the wild and produce offspring that cannot spread the disease.

How Much Would You Pay For A Naked Woman's Paiting By A Credit Card?

Christie’s International sold Amedeo Modigliani’s ‘Reclining Nude’ to Liu Yiqian
and his wife, Wang Wei, for $170.4 million.

In just a few minutes, one art collector may have earned more credit card rewards than most people will in a lifetime.

Billionaire art collector Liu Yiqian paid $170.4 million (one of the highest prices ever paid at an auction) for Amedeo Modigliani’s “Nu Couche” on Monday. He plans to pay for the painting with his American Express AXP, -0.25% Centurion card, a card for high-net-worth spenders that has no official credit limit, according to news reports.

100,000 Galaxies Scanned For Signs Of Alien Life

A false-color image of the mid-infrared emission from the Great Galaxy in Andromeda, as seen by Nasa's WISE space telescope. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/WISE Team)

After searching 100,000 galaxies for signs of highly advanced extraterrestrial life, a team of scientists using observations from NASA’s WISE orbiting observatory has found no evidence of advanced civilizations in them.