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Chemistry World
September 10, 2013
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Mosquito repellents from skin secretions Those plagued by mosquitoes may one day be able to ditch the DEET in favour of substances naturally produced by skin, according to researchers at the US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service.   |
Chemistry World
June 1, 2011
Sarah Houlton |
Fooling mosquito CO2 sensors to tackle malaria Research by scientists at the University of California Riverside, US, could pave the way for novel insect repellents to tackle the spread of deadly tropical diseases. |
Scientific American
March 2009
Bianca Nogrady |
Infecting Mosquitoes May Keep Them from Infecting Us Life-shortening bacterium could beat mosquito-borne disease |
Chemistry World
September 23, 2013
William Bergius |
Nanoparticles stop mosquitoes breeding A simple synthesis for environmentally benign carbon nanoparticles that could be used to control mosquito populations has been demonstrated by scientists in India. The transmission of diseases by mosquitoes is estimated to be responsible for 2 million deaths every year. |
National Gardening
Suzanne DeJohn |
Did You Know?... Mosquito Facts and Fiction Test your knowledge of mosquito biology and control. |
Popular Mechanics
January 8, 2010
Erin McCarthy |
How to Stop a Daybreakers-Style Vampire Epidemic As far-fetched as the "disease" may be, there are certain steps doctors, scientists and officials always take when analyzing an outbreak. |
Chemistry World
September 2010 |
Repulsive chemistry Simon Hadlington discovers why some people get bitten by more insects than others, and how new chemical deterrents are helping fight them off |
Outside
September 2006
Jennifer Kahn |
Itchy For more than 100 years, a swat team of brilliant scientists, pest-control shock troops, and eggheads with bizarre schemes have been waging a global war against mosquitoes. Why are the pests still winning? |
Chemistry World
November 6, 2006
Richard Van Noorden |
Keeping Mosquitoes at Bay Researchers have discovered that a chemical exuded by the colourful skin of poison frogs is a superb mosquito repellent. |
This Old House
Deborah Baldwin |
The Mosquito, in Close-Up What makes these pests so pesky and how to keep them at bay |
Chemistry World
June 30, 2014
James Urquhart |
Smell of malaria attracts mosquitoes The word 'malaria' means 'bad air', but new research suggests the disease may actually make its victims smell good to mosquitoes. |
Chemistry World
February 17, 2015
Vicki Davison |
Silver lining for paper Ebola test Researchers in the US have developed a silver nanoparticle-based paper test to simultaneously detect dengue, yellow fever and Ebola. |
Salon.com
August 20, 2001
Suzy Hansen |
Blood lust The coauthor of a new book on mosquitoes talks about who they bite, where they lurk and how they've killed over a billion human beings... |
Chemistry World
September 1, 2015
Jon Cartwright |
Electrostatic net kills resistant mosquitoes A mosquito net that binds insecticides with electrostatic forces could be a significant step towards eradicating tropical diseases like malaria and dengue, according to the researchers who have developed it. |
Chemistry World
May 27, 2008
Simon Hadlington |
Computer brain unearths better insect repellents Mosquitoes seeking to gorge on human blood could soon be faced with a new range of chemicals designed to put them off, thanks to new research. |
Chemistry World
April 7, 2009
James Urquhart |
Mass spec exposes seaweed defences The activity of 28 unique anti-fungal chemicals on the surface of a single species of seaweed has been deciphered for the first time with the help of high tech mass spectrometry imaging. |
Geotimes
May 2005
Jeffrey Shaman |
Malaria Mapping and Prevention Today, scientists from various fields, including the geosciences, are contributing to the fight against malaria and other infectious diseases. |
Chemistry World
September 11, 2013
Andria Nicodemou |
Bacteria incriminated by their odor Researchers in Taiwan and the US have developed a device that uses the volatile organic compounds released by bacteria to identify the bacteria as they are cultured. |
Chemistry World
September 1, 2011
Yuandi Li |
Self-cleaning fabrics now even cleaner US scientists have made a self-cleaning fabric that lasts longer, shows better antibacterial action and is more comfortable to wear than current materials. |
This Old House
Ashley Womble |
Back Off, Bloodsuckers Ten do-it-yourself ways to keep mosquitoes out of your yard. |
BusinessWeek
September 16, 2010
Srivastava & Gale |
In India, Dengue Fever Stalks the Affluent Water tanks and flower pots breed mosquitoes |
National Gardening
Suzanne DeJohn |
Protect Yourself from Summer's Insect Pests Sure, the list of illnesses carried by summer's insect pests is daunting. But the nuisance factor alone of ticks, mosquitoes, and fleas warrants finding ways to repel them. Here are a few helpful suggestions. |
Chemistry World
July 2006
John Bonner |
Insect Detectives Chemists and biologists are harnessing the powerful sense of smell that insects possess to devise applications from detecting rotten tomatoes to controlling one of the deadliest diseases in Africa. |
Chemistry World
February 15, 2011
Mary Badcock |
Building up a natural product toolkit US scientists have come up with a method that makes it easier to extract compounds that are difficult to isolate from crude natural product mixtures. |
Chemistry World
February 22, 2010
Hayley Birch |
Soil switches on antibiotic genes in bacteria So-called 'cryptic' bacterial genes that preside over the production of medically important compounds can be switched on using environmental triggers, German scientists have shown. |
Chemistry World
February 27, 2013
Anthony King |
PharmaSea to scour ocean depths for new drugs A new project will soon see scientists trawling the ocean bottoms for new bioactive compounds. Scientists on the PharmaSea mission will haul samples of mud and sediment from the deep sea, isolating marine organisms in the hunt for novel drug candidates. |
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The Upside Of Malaria New research is attempting the first live vaccine to fight malaria. |
Chemistry World
February 22, 2011
Amaya Camara-Campos |
Repairing faulty genes Israeli scientists have developed compounds that could be better treatments for genetic diseases than current drugs. |
Chemistry World
October 27, 2010
Manisha Lalloo |
Pepper plant provides drug hope Researchers have found potential new treatments for the tropical disease leishmaniasis, by isolating compounds from a pepper plant used by Peru's native Chayahuitas people as an anti inflammatory. |
Chemistry World
June 19, 2008
Hayley Birch |
New class of pheromones discovered US scientists have discovered a major new class of pheromones that may affect mating behaviour in mammals. |
Smithsonian
June 2007
Eric Jaffe |
Can Mosquitoes Fight Malaria? Scientists can build a mosquito that resists infection, but getting the insects to pass along the gene is a harder task. |
This Old House
Joe D'Agnese |
Skeeter Beaters New, high-tech traps lure biting bugs to their doom. |
Chemistry World
September 12, 2006
Mark Peplow |
Bacteria Silenced by Conversation Stoppers Molecules that interrupt the chemical conversations of bacterial communities are showing early promise in beating the bugs. |
Geotimes
June 2005
Naomi Lubick |
Egg-Laying Dinosaurs Because of their three-pronged grasping claw configurations, oviraptors were named "egg thieves," but the dinosaurs' reputation has in recent years shifted from egg-stealing to egg-laying. And a new fossil from China illustrates this. |
Mother Jones
August 1999
Jon R. Luoma |
System Failure The chemical revolution has ushered in a world of changes. Many of them, it's becoming clear are in our bodies |
Chemistry World
December 11, 2014
Vicki Marshall |
Sunlight activates radical approach to dengue eradication Researchers in Brazil have created floating blocks that could be added to stagnant water to suppress the transmission of dengue fever. |
