Now using this method with our malaria samples, we were able to find out what the mosquito was detecting, and we found the malaria-associated compounds, mainly aldehydes, a group of compounds that smelled, that signified the malaria signal here.
Usando este método com as nossas amostras de malária, conseguimos descobrir o que o mosquito estava a detetar, e encontrámos os compostos associados à malária, principalmente aldeídos, um grupo de compostos que cheiravam, que significavam o sinal da malária.