As commercial synthetic biology production gathers speed, there are growing calls for greater regulation, reports Yojana Sharma.

Mosquitoes are growing resistant to pyrethroids, the only WHO-approved insecticides used in bednets.

Priya Shetty explores the tools and partnerships that help the public health community counter the threat of counterfeit medicines.

Thirty years since the eradication of smallpox, we are yet to beat polio and malaria, and scientists are discussing new courses of action.

While great advances have been made in the lab, GM mosquitoes are still a long way from being airborne, reports Katherine Nightingale.

Priya Shetty explains the links between climate change and insect-borne disease, and outlines priorities for developing country policymakers.

Modelling how climate change might affect insect-borne disease is hugely complex — and increasingly controversial, explains Justine Davies.

A proposal for tackling dengue fever has caused controversy because it would involve releasing GM mosquitoes into the wild.

A tiny solar-powered microscope with no lens could be a cheap and disposable alternative for malaria diagnosis

Rapid diagnostic tests potentially present a quick, easy-to-use solution for improved malaria diagnosis. But are they the way to go?

Researchers in Zambia are trying to eradicate malaria in rural areas, reduce deaths and set an example in malaria control.

Traditional healers are joining forces with plant chemists in Kenya to develop antimalarials isolated from plants, reports Tatum Anderson.

Jill McGivering and Ed Cropley report on how fake drugs and poor education increase resistance to antimalarials in South-East Asia.

Chinese researchers hope to trial a 'mass treatment' approach to malaria on an African island, reports David Lague.

The debate goes on over China's ongoing production of malaria monotherapy, which is thought to promote drug resistance. Jane Wu reports.

Ethiopia is working hard to combat malaria, report Julie Clayton and Kennedy Abwao, but delays and gaps in the system still threaten lives.

Wandera Ojanji reports on why so many Kenyans die of malaria, despite their nation producing some of the world's top research on the disease.

Jon Snow reports from Africa on efforts to increase production of improved insecticide-treated bednets that last for years not months.

Marcos Pivetta interviews a husband-and-wife team who have spent decades researching malaria together.