Tropical diseases

(right) of the Chang Shan medicinal plant; The structural formula (in the center) of the active substance halofuginone; and the high-resolution molecular image (left) of the active site. [Courtesy of principal investigator Schimmel's laboratory].

The medicinal essences of a Chinese medicinal plant

The tiger mosquito = Asian tiger = Aedes albopictus

Mosquitoes and birds versus sprays