Depending on where you live, mosquitos can be anything from a mere nuisance you swat away during the summer to a flying transporter of diseases like malaria and West Nile virus. Scientists in Israel say they’ve developed a new form of mosquito repellent that can deter over 99% of mosquitos from biting people. Host Marco Werman spoke to Jonathan Bohbot, who was part of that research team at Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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