Sorry Duck Dynasty, Deer Hunting Is Going To Help Patients With Diabetes
Monday, March 17, 2014 - 18:20
in Biology & Nature
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) evaporate easily in the air but they help suppress a deer hunter's worst enemy - smells. And that science of deer hunting may soon help researchers develop a life-saving device for diabetes patients, according to a paper at the latest National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS). By figuring out the best way to collect and analyze VOCs from body and breath odor, the researchers are going to develop VOC detection that can diagnose and monitor disease. That's where deer hunting comes in. It isn't just pest control that pays for state biologists and wildlife conservation, it's science. read more