Robert Locklear: Solving the riddle of putrid camel urine could aid millions affected by sleeping sickness

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Solving the riddle of putrid camel urine could aid millions affected by sleeping sickness

Biochemists have solved an old mystery as to the cause of especially smelly camel urine, with implications for the millions of people affected by African parasites called trypanosomes. These parasites frequently cause fatalities via sleeping sickness.