Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Smelly socks could help curb malaria

Finding that disease-bearing mosquitoes are drawn to foot odor, researchers in Africa, which accounts for 90% of malaria deaths worldwide, are planning to use the smell from sweaty socks in traps. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-smelly-socks-20110815,0,4786558.story

Article courtesy of Los Angeles Times by Robyn Dixon