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The Scent of Death (and Why It's Important) - Speaking of Chemistry - YouTube - 0 views

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    Studying odors from corpses may sound macabre, but it's actually a virtuous vocation. Researchers in this field are helping find missing bodies lost in natural disasters or hidden by murderers. ↓↓More info and references below↓↓
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Malaria parasites lure mosquitoes to infected hosts | Science News for Students - 0 views

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    A microbe that causes malaria tricks mosquitos into helping it spread, a new study finds. The microbe is a parasite that leaves a chemical behind in the blood of the people or other animals that it infects. Mosquitoes are drawn to scent of blood hosting this chemical. It entices them to slurp up some of the infected meal. Then voila! The parasites get airlifted from their old host to new ones. And so malaria spreads.
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Why Is Only Half of My Nose Working? - YouTube - 0 views

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    2:48 video Ever notice how one side of your nose always seems to be more stuffed than the other? What's up with that? Quick Questions knows!
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The Nose Knows - Animals Sniff Out Cancer Detection and More | Foundation for Biomedica... - 0 views

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    Recently, in an article in the New Republic, 'The Animals That Can Save Your Life', journalist Emma Young introduces readers to the emerging science of training animals to detect things humans cannot.
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