
Poison ivy's chemical curse
by Uma Nagendra, Athens Science CafeÌ Ah, summer in the American South: the air is abuzz with cicadas, air conditioning, and aerosol bugspray. For many, it's a season equally beloved and reviled. Everyone seems to have their favorite griping point: the relentless humidity, the constant threat of mosquitoes, or my personal nemesis—poison ivy. Although poison