Developments at Virginia Tech
The official Tumblr of Virginia Tech's Office of University Development, located at the Gateway Center on the corner of University City Blvd., and Prices Fork Rd., in Blacksburg, Va.
This website is maintained by the Development Communications team headed by Albert Raboteau, Gary Cope, and Chuck George.
Virginia Tech researchers discover the reason why bed bugs are resistant to insecticides
A research team at the Vector-Borne Disease Research Group, an initiative of the Fralin Life Sciences Institute at Virignia Tech, has discovered some of the genetic mechanisms for the bed bug’s resistance to two of the most popular insecticides used to control them.
Learn more about this discovery and other innovative research at Virginia Tech.
About Virginia Tech’s research institutes:
Seven Virginia Tech institutes support research and creative scholarship in strategically important areas, drawing upon the university’s established strengths. The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute, the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, and the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute focus on national research priorities, including translational health and medical research, national security, and safe infrastructure. The Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science, Fralin Life Science Institute, and the Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment provide organizational and financial support to develop opportunities at the intersection of engineering, science, and medicine; target infectious disease; and advance human development. The Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology promotes creativity, critical thinking, and life-long learning.
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