Mosquito brains zero in on two human odors
Some mosquitoes feed almost exclusively on humans. The chemical odors they use to differentiate us from dogs, rats, pigs or birds were a mystery. Until now.
Read More >>Tracking COVID-19 with wastewater
HEALTH & SAFETY
How the virus’s chemical signature gives advance warning of the rise and fall of community transmission. As the pandemic’s second wave tightens its grip across the country, researchers, municipalities, and public health agencies are experimenting with a COVID-19 early warning system that tests wastewater for the virus’s unique chemical signature. Swab tests for the coronavirus are expensive and we aren’t capturing enough data for a true picture of how many people are infected, say epidemiologists.
Read More >>Overcoming COVID and staying at work
There is little doubt that 2020 will be remembered as the year of the COVID-19 shutdown, when all manner of businesses and offices simply closed their doors while everyone stayed...
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