You may not think of the buzz and whine of insects as musical, but the distinctive pitch of mosquito wingbeats could tell us how to fight malaria. Daniel A Gross meets the researchers who are pricking up their ears.
Written by Daniel A Gross
Read by Barry J Gibb
Produced by Graihagh Jackson
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