Why DO mosquitos bite some people more than others? (new research!)

Chemistry For Your Life · Jun 22, 2023 · 43m

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We've talked about mosquitos many times around here, why they bite us, how they find us, how to prevent them from biting us, etc. One thing that's struck us is that research about some of those big questions is ongoing and always evolving. And we just came across some super new research about why mosquitos bite some people more than others, you won't want to miss this!

References from this episode

https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/interviews/why-mosquitoes-prefer-some-people-others

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/the-chemistry-of-mosquito-attraction…