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...never shared my lice with my wife,” Pollack says. “They’re too valuable...
Though kids with colonies of head lice are often seen as a health hazard, Pollack says, he regards them as scientific gold mines...
Along with larger epidemics such as the West Nile virus and malaria, Pollack has compiled droves of research inspired by public concern about lice. He focuses on lice that feed on human blood, particularly the familiar childhood nuisance of head lice...
Because the child cannot always make it to the lab, Pollack stores the lice in a hand-made chamber strapped around his forearm. The parasites have free reign to his blood and are healthily fed until they can be properly isolated and studied...
...Pollack says he can feel them walking around and feeding, but overall they’re far less irritating than a mosquito. He only parts with the lice while showering and has no reservations about bringing them home...