Beans will be turned into chocolate on Tcho's elaborate production line, which is being usedasa test-bed for remote video-monitoring of industrial processes by researchers at Fuji Xerox in Palo Alto.
Using these variables, it can then predict the result of deploying various drugs, the likely success of methods such as insecticide-covered bed nets that are used to block transmission of the disease, and the probable impact of a vaccine, if and when one becomes available.