"More Attractive Chemical Signatures": Why Do Mosquitoes Sting Me More than Others?

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CO2, perspiration, skin bacteria, heat... Angoumoisin biologist Benoît Gilles explains why some people are more pricked and how mosquitoes spot them at night.

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Some people come home from an outdoor evening covered with stings while their neighbors leave unharmed. It's not an impression. Mosquitoes actually sort out, and researchers begin to identify the molecules that guide them. The blood type, in...