A little more info on SSRC's research and product development agreement with Bayer Crop Science:
This project will build on the groundbreaking research carried out by Drs. Richard Axel and Leslie Vosshall, who discovered chemosensory receptors that are responsible for odor perception. Various insect behaviors are guided by the sense of smell, including the ability to locate food, humans, animals, and mating partners. Mosquitoes, which transmit dangerous tropical diseases to humans, use the CO2 content of exhaled air and other host odors to locate their hosts. The aim is for the new molecules to block the relevant receptors, which would prevent the insect from perceiving human odors. Receptors have also been discovered that are responsible for male courtship behavior and for guiding the deposition of eggs by female insects on their host plants. Professor Axel was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his groundbreaking studies on olfactory perception.
"Bayer CropScience is the market leader in vector control in the public health and agricultural settings, including animal health," says Dr. Alexander Klausener, Head of Research at Bayer CropScience. "Our activities include playing a significant role in the prevention of malaria. This new cooperation with leading U.S. scientists Nobel Laureate Professor Richard Axel from Columbia University and Professor Leslie Vosshall from Rockefeller University will give us access to a new and innovative approach to insect control. This, in turn, will present us with an opportunity to expand our leading position in this field."
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