Malaysia: Malaysian Scientists Transform Bed Bugs from Nuisance to Fearsome Detectives

Transforming bed bugs, an insect feared for the domestic nuisances and itching it causes, into a tiny yet formidable police assistant capable of solving criminal investigations: this is the remarkable feat accomplished by Malaysian scientists.

Under the bright lights of a laboratory, a research assistant extends his forearm and gently tips a mesh container onto his skin to allow a writhing mass of bed bugs to...