Menu

Researchers Discovering New Mosquito-Specific Viruses

April 28, 2026

Boston University researcher insights may apply to combatting arbovirus diseases like fevers from dengue, Zika and chikungunya virus infections in humans.

Read this story at the Boston University Medical School

Publication:

Gupta, S., Sharma, R., Williams, A.E. et al. (2026), Small RNA genomics of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes discovers infectious viruses that trigger an RNA interference response, Nat Commun, doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-71964-1

Tags:

Research projects

Tracking Environmental Health Risks
Simulating Large Biomolecular Assemblies
Inside the Ocean's Response to Hurricanes
A Safer Way to See Inside Cells
Computational Modeling of Biological Systems
AI Pareidolia
AI That Speaks Human About Health
Mapping the Universe with AI and Supercomputing
All Research Projects

Collaborative projects

ALL Collaborative PROJECTS

OUTREACH & EDUCATION PROJECTS

See ALL Scholarships
100 Bigelow Street, Holyoke, MA 01040