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DEET confuses mosquitoes

By Stephen Ornes / October 12, 2011

mosquito

Scientists suspect the repellant messes with a mosquito’s sense of smell

Posted in Chemistry | Tagged bugs, DEET, entomology, getinvolved, organic chemistry, organic molecules, scent

Like poison for phosphorus

By Stephen Ornes / December 13, 2010

Scientists report finding bacterium that can live off arsenic

Posted in Chemistry | Tagged Adaptation, arsenic, bacteria, bacterium, Chemosynthesis, energetics, extreme environments, forensic science, microbe, organic chemistry, organic molecules, phosphorus, toxicology, toxicology/drugs