Siuslaw River

The Siuslaw River headwaters are in the hills west of Eugene, and the river winds its way westward to the Pacific, passing through Mapleton and paralleling sections of Hwy 126. It is approximately 110 miles (177 km) long and has a North Fork. At Historic Old Town Florence, the Siuslaw River flows under Highway 101's historic Siuslaw River Bridge and into the Pacific Ocean. At typical water levels it is a Class I, offering slower moving currents best for boating, floating, paddling, birding and fishing excursions. Fish species: Chinook salmon, steelhead and cutthroat trout.kills 1.2 million people worldwide each year, mostly in poor countries
with inadequate health care systems. Dengue, West Nile virus and yellow
fever are also major public health risks in many countries. West Nile
virus from mosquitoes is a concern in the United States.

“Insect repellents such as DEET, a compound developed by the U.S.
Army in 1946, are slowly becoming less effective as shields against these
insects and, given their inherent limitations, they are likely to become
obsolete in the near future,” Theodorakis said.

“The approach highlights the use of modern biological and computational
techniques that, in synergy with synthetic and medicinal chemistry, provide
the foundation for the identification of new and potent insect repellents.”

Ray and colleagues discovered the olfactory receptors that detect the presence
of DEET. Called Ir40a receptors, they line the inside of a part of