What makes one attractive… to mosquitoes?

<p>Can excessive mosquito bites be explained away with the age-old “your blood is too sweet”? Listen along to hear how researchers tackled the question of mosquito attraction and what they found. Specifically, what distinguishes a low attractor from a high attractor, and whether we can do anything about it.</p> <p><strong>TLDR</strong>: High (mosquito) attractors were found to have scent profiles that comprised higher levels of specific carboxylic acids</p> <p>Links:</p> <p><a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2022.09.034"><u>https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2022.09.034</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/10/221027124001.htm"><u>https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/10/221027124001.htm</u></a></p> <p>Socials:</p> <p>instagram.com/thelabdoctors</p> <p>twitter.com/thelabdoctors</p> <p>Credit for theme music: Fresh Time by Roa https://soundcloud.com/roa_music1031</p> <p>Email: thelabdoctors@gmail.com</p>