Science Delivers Solutions to Life’s Most Vexing Problems

Ailment: Mosquitoes…  Cure: Chemical Invisibility Cloak.  Since the 1940's the leading defense against mosquitoes has been the chemical repellent DEET, but unless you remember to spritz yourself with it every few hours, you will eventually get chomped.  Entomologist Anandasankar Ray and colleagues at the University of California, Riverside, aim to do better with bug spray intended for bugs, not people.  They are developing a set of chemicals that disrupt the mosquito's sense of smell, effectively blinding the insects to humans.  Read entire article...