New mosquito repellant causes a buzz


	New mosquito repellant causes a buzz

pokkets

5-26-2008 11:44 PM

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The chemical they found is related to the active ingredient in pepper. Looks like another example of where a chemical produced by nature can already do the job we want, it was just a matter of finding it. This new screening program looks like it will be able to filter through some of the billions of chemicals, produced naturally and the filter will improve as they learn to tell it what they want.

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