<i>Aedes aegypti</i> (IMAGE)

University of California - Riverside

<i>Aedes aegypti</i>

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Photo shows a female Aedes aegypti mosquito with blocked miR-275; this mosquito is incapable of digesting blood and removing fluids, which results in a dramatically enlarged abdomen.

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Raikhel lab, UC Riverside.

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