Patrick Jones
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Science Nation: New mosquito repellant could be frightening…for mosquitoes
http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/science_nation/nosingoutmosquitoes.jsp Read MoreMar 6, 2012
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VUCast Newscast: Vanderbilt on “Grey’s Anatomy”
This Week on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s weekly newscast highlighting research, experts, students, sports and everything Vanderbilt: A Vanderbilt doctor’s amazing surgery lands on “Grey’s Anatomy” Scientists create a breakthrough bug repellant A Vandy minister’s actions honored by the White House [vucastblurb] … Read MoreNov 4, 2011
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Mosquitoes use several different kinds of odor sensors to track human prey
Graduate students Chao Liu and R. Jason Pitts Origin of DEET’s repellent effect confirmed It now appears that the malaria mosquito needs more than one family of odor sensors to sniff out its human prey. That is the implication of new research into the mosquito’s sense of smell published… Read MoreAug 31, 2010