July 2011
23 posts
FLYING KITES: Researchers in Tanzania [spearheaded... →
Researchers in Tanzania [spearheaded by Fredros Okumu, a Ph.D. candidate at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, in England] have chemically reproduced the stench of smelly feet in an innovative new approach to combat the spread of malaria in the country.
Mosquitoes are lured inside the boxes by the synthetic odor, which is dispersed by a solar-powered fan. Once inside, the...
