University of Utah biologist’s device rids heads of lice – The LouseBuster

When Dale Clayton moved to the University of Utah to study the relationship between birds and parasites, he hit a snag that threatened his research. He couldn’t keep feather lice alive in his lab because Utah’s dry air, especially in winter, sapped the moisture from the tiny parasites.

His solution was to humidify his lab, but it occurred to him that dry air could be deployed to eradicate lice from human heads. That eureka moment came to fruition this fall with the patenting of LouseBuster http://www.lousebuster.com/ , a new federally approved device that kills head lice in 30-minute treatments without chemicals.

By Brian Maffly

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