08-04-2008
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Re: Controlling mosquitoes.
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Breaking news
A HUMAN 'OFF'
It's not yet on the market but British scientists have identified and are patenting a mosquito repellent that's as effective as DEET and all natural.
This miracle repellent was extracted from the eau du human, or sweat, of people who mosquitoes didn't find attractive.
The genius behind the human-derived repellent is James Logan, who began working on the project four years ago at a British research facility where studies had shown that cows giving off certain odours were unattractive to flies.
Logan applied the same logic to people and mosquitoes. Unlike earlier theories that some people exude odours that attract mosquitoes, the experiments at Rothamsted Research showed that some people give off mosquito-repellent odours, leaving other folk to be bitten.
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