South Korean firm LG Electronics is poised to start marketing an air conditioner with a filter made using an enzyme from the pungent national dish kimchi that is aimed at protecting against the bird flu virus.

• 韩国lg电子公司准备于近期将一款与众不同的空调推向市场，它的特殊之处在于其过滤网上使用一种从韩国人普遍钟爱的味道辛辣的泡菜中提取的酶，按照该公司的说法，这种酶可以消灭禽流感病毒。