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How Mosquitoes Sniff Out Human Sweat To Find Us

by Nell Greenfieldboyce March 28, 2019

Enlarge this image Female mosquitoes searching for a meal of blood detect people partly by using a special olfactory receptor to home…
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Why Do Some Lizards Have Green Blood?

by Nell Greenfieldboyce May 16, 2018

Enlarge this image The prehensile-tailed skink from the highlands of New Guinea has green blood caused by high concentrations of the green…
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Malaria Parasite Is Infecting, Killing U.S. Baby Deer

by WebMD May 2, 2018

HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, May 2, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Parasites that cause malaria in animals — but not humans — are commonly…
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Rheumatoid Drug No Help To Arthritis Patients

by WebMD February 21, 2018

HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2018 (HealthDay News) — A malaria drug that’s also shown effectiveness against rheumatoid arthritis pain has failed…
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Children’s Whirligig Toy Inspires a Low-Cost Laboratory Test

by NPR January 10, 2017

Enlarge this image Stanford bioengineering professor Manu Prakash looked to a children’s toy to create a hand-powered centrifuge for processing blood tests.…
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To Fight Malaria, Scientists Try Genetic Engineering To Wipe Out Mosquitoes

by NPR December 14, 2016

Enlarge this image After reaching adulthood, a mosquito emerges from the water looking for trouble. Courtesy of Andrew Hammond hide caption toggle…
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El Nino Could Boost Lyme Disease in Western U.S.

by WebMD October 24, 2016

HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2016 (HealthDay News) — The big shifts in rain and warmth caused by El Nino and La…