Eggs of the mosquito Aedes aegypti survive desiccation by rewiring their polyamine and lipid metabolism.
Upon water loss, some organisms pause their life cycles and escape death. While widespread in microbes, this is less common in animals. Aedes mosquitoes are vectors for viral diseases. Aedes eggs can survive dry environments, but molecular and cellular principles enabling egg survival through desicc...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2023-10-01
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