Sentences with phrase «human odour»

In a study published in PLOS ONE today, a team of researchers led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine show for the first time that female mosquitoes infected with malaria parasites are significantly more attracted to human odour than uninfected mosquitoes.

«Exploring this further opens up the possibility that we could use this knowledge against the parasite by developing tools with crucial chemicals found in human odour.»

The scientists, who will work collaboratively with Rothamsted Research, Wageningen University and Radboud University, hope their research will enable the identification of the chemical compounds in human odour to which mosquitoes are attracted and to determine whether infected mosquitoes respond differently to those compounds.

Building on the newly - published pilot study, the team will conduct experiments using a windtunnel which measures the behaviour of mosquitoes towards odours and electrodes which track the response of individual odour - detecting cells from within the antenna of the mosquito in specially - designed secure laboratories at the School to measure the responses of malaria - infected Anopheles gambiae s.s. females to human odours.

Not exact matches

At first they may be taken merely as aesthetic moments, such as communing with nature, savouring memories andimages, meeting mysteries, the heightened sensing of musical sounds, odours, colours, the thrill of acute poetic expression, or moving encounters with other human beings; but on further reflection people often cite such experiences as having a spiritual quality and as hints of the divine.

Bees perceive different odours 1000 times better than humans, they smell flower aroma even from a distance of 1 km.

Unlike the human receptors, which respond to odour molecules, the snakes» thermal receptors respond directly to heat, triggering nerve impulses that their brain interprets as an image.

It found that skin squames shed from the human body can contribute to ammonia (urine - like smell) and volatile fatty acid (body odour) production by bacteria colonising air - cooling units.

This shows that when humans first evolved in Africa, they would have been able to detect this odour.

An olfactometer is an instrument used to dilute the odour concentration when human panellists are to assess the odour.

To the human nose this cheese «resembles foot odour», say the researchers.

Malaria causes the bodies of its human hosts to emit specific odours from the skin that make the hosts even more attractive to mosquitoes, which invites further bites and risks infection of more mosquitoes and wider transmission of the disease.

Activation, orientation and landing of female Culex quinquefasciatus in response to carbon dioxide and odour from human feet: 3 - D flight analysis in a wind tunnel.

Sexually mature male rabbits have urine that develops a very strong odour, which is unpleasant to many humans.

The scent from the spray deters our pets from the tree but does not leave a noticeable odour to human noses.

A more pleasant smell for humans it will remove any lingering odours while keeping your dog at bay.

There are various commercial scratching deterrents on the market that can be sprayed on the damaged area to prevent further approaches but they do emit a strong odour that is offensive to humans too and they need to be regularly reapplied to be effective.

Identification of gases responsible for the odour of human flatus and evaluation of a device purported to reduce this odour.

Anyone who has been insulted by toxic odours or seen the effects of unrestrained industrial pollution can't be unmoved by the consequences of humans behaving badly.