Why some people are prone to mosquito bites

Are you a mosquito magnet? Scientists may have found the reason why.

Scientists have worked out why mosquitoes make a beeline for certain people but appear to leave others almost untouched.

Specific cells in one of the three organs that make up the mosquito’s nose are tuned to identify the different chemicals that make up human body odour.

To the mosquito some people’s sweat simply smells better than others because of the proportions of the carbon dioxide, octenol and other compounds that make up body odour.

It is those people who are most likely to be bitten.

Read the full article here.

as independent as we can

some random thoughts on the eve of Malaysia's 50th independence day.

-seems like the "in" thing to do now is to fly our Jalur Gemilang. but is our patriotism measured by how big the flag on the building or how many small flags you have? after this, will you still drive around with your flags-laden-until-the-screen-is-blocked car???

-why am i not at padang kota/gurney drive/KLCC/putrajaya for the merdeka countdown? oh well, call me boring; call me stupid. i have tonnes of things-more-important-than-count-backwards-out-loud to do in lab.

-as much as i want to claim that i own myself, do whatever i want, go wherever i want; i'm still sober enough to know that MY.SUPERVISOR.DICTATES.MY.LIFE. (as for now...hopefully...plz god let it be over soon...)

have a nice day tomorrow.

Selamat Hari Merdeka!!

*~disclaimer: this is just an angst-ridden post by ikanrerama lamenting about her OWN life. it does not reflect the whole fishy people. capiche?~*

Top 20 Most Bizarre Experiments

Really weird experiments have been carried out through the years and someone has taken the time to compile twenty of the most bizarre ones. The list includes:

#4: The Initiation of Heterosexual Behavior in a Homosexual Male
#6: Human-Ape Hybrid
#8: Facial expressions while decapitating a rat
#9: The Vomit-Drinking Doctor
#14: "My Fingernails Taste Terribly Bitter"

Some really disturbing stuff if you asked me. Let's hope none of our research ends up on the list. :P