Malaria mosquitoes attracted by smell

Belajar bahasa Inggris melalui dua berita BBC tentang nyamuk malaria dan lelang karya seni kontemporer yang mencapai rekor tertinggi sepanjang sejarah.

Malaria mosquitoes attracted by smell

Scientists studying mosquitoes have found that those carrying the malaria parasite are far more attracted to humans than those without it.

All mosquitoes are attracted by the smell of human sweat, but researchers in the Netherlands discovered that the ones that were malarial were three times as likely to bite people - apparently an attempt by the parasite itself to ensure its survival and reproduction.

Writing in the open-access research journal Plos One, the researchers say their work could help provide better predictions on how malaria is transmitted, as well as developing special smelly mosquito traps.

Nyamuk malaria tertarik bau

Para ilmuwan yang meneliti nyamuk telah menemukan bahwa nyamuk yang membawa parasit malaria jauh lebih tertarik pada manusia dibandingkan dengan nyamuk lain.

Semua nyamuk tertarik dengan bau keringat manusia, namun para ilmuwan di Belanda menemukan bahwa nyamuk malaria memiliki kemungkinan tiga kali lebih besar menggigit manusia, dan nampaknya itu adalah upaya parasit sendiri untuk menjamin kelangsungan hidup dan reproduksinya.

Menulis di jurnal penelitian terbuka Plos One, para ilmuwan itu mengatakan bahwa penelitian mereka dapat membantu memberikan perkiraan bagaimana malaria ditularkan, sekaligus mengembangkan perangkap nyamuk dengan bau tertentu.

Record-breaking auction raises half a billion dollars

A sale in New York has broken the record for the highest total ever raised at a single art auction.

It amounted to what the auction house called the staggering total of just under half a billion dollars from seventy lots, only four of which were unsold.

The collection of contemporary artists included Jackson Pollock, Roy Lichtenstein and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

A Jackson Pollock, painted in his drip-paint style, went for almost sixty million dollars.

Lelang pecahkan rekor hingga US$500 juta

Lelang di New York telah memecahkan rekor tertinggi sepanjang sejarah lelang karya seni tunggal.

Nilai lelang mencapai apa yang disebut balai lelang tersebut sangat mengejutkan yakni US$500 juta dari total 70 lot, dan hanya tersisa 4 lot yang tidak terjual.

Koleksi seniman kontemporer termasuk Jackson Pollock, Roy Lichtenstein, dan Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Karya Jackson Pollock, lukisan dengan gaya cat yang ditumpahkan ke atas kanvas terjual US$60 juta.