Showing posts with label Mosquitoes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mosquitoes. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Huffinton Post Article on my dad and his work on Mosquitoes

 "As Earth's climate changes, it will do far more than maroon polar bears amid melting ice," Dr. Epstein wrote in the introduction to his 2011 book "Changing Planet, Changing Health." He went on to link climate change with deadly heat waves and heavy rains, and explained how it is a driving force for the spread of malaria-carrying mosquitoes and shrinking supplies of clean water."

More at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/16/paul-epstein-dead-public-health-environment-expert_n_1097777.html?show_comment_id=118653212#comment_118653212

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

"Brewing Up Double-Edged Delicacies for Mosquitoes"

Today's Science Times reports a simple idea that just might turn out to be pretty profound...

"On what food do mosquitoes live? Orgiastic gouts of human blood that distend their abdomens and render them almost unable to move — right?"...

NEW YORK TIMES

Friday, September 9, 2011

"Spermless mosquitoes could help halt malaria spread"

Source: reuters // Reuters
By Kate Kelland
LONDON, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Releasing genetically modified, spermless male mosquitoes into the wild could in future help to prevent malaria transmission and reduce the chances of large outbreaks of the killer disease, British scientists said on Monday.

More at: SPERMLESS MOSQUITOES

Monday, March 14, 2011

Filming mosquitoes and lasers with the talented Yoni Brook!





We had a really fun shoot today at Columbia University with the Marka Group. Finally got the chance to film the lasers themselves thanks to special glasses. And, the cineslider is incredible!