Mosquitoes Are Picky Eaters – and Scientists Just Figured Out Why They Prefer Certain People
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Scientists have discovered that different mosquito species are attracted to distinct human scent signatures. A person who attracts one mosquito species may be far less appealing to another. In a study involving 119 volunteers, researchers at Florida International University (FIU) found that three major disease-carrying mosquito species consistently preferred different people. Not a single participant [...]
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