Creating a buzz

A scientist manipulates mosquitos at the laboratory of the centre of research on infectious diseases of the University Hospital Institute (IHU) Mediterranean Infection, in Marseille, on March 29, 2018. Marseille has inaugurated a research centre on infectious diseases, complete with insect breeding, a bacteria bank and hospital rooms for highly infectious patients. This project, launched in 2011, required 100 million euros of investment and aims at fighting infectious diseases, the leading cause of death in the world, killing 17 million people per year. / AFP PHOTO / ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT   | Photo Credit: ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT

The University Hospital Institute (IHU) – Mediterranean Infection, Marseille, in France, has inaugurated a research centre on infectious diseases. It is equipped with an insect breeding unit, a bacteria bank and hospital rooms for highly infectious patients. This project, which was launched in 2011, needed €100 million in investment. It aims to fight infectious diseases, one of the leading causes of death in the world.Picture shows a scientist at the mosquito unit at the centre.