Why Do Mosquitoes Choose Us? Lindy McBride Is on the Case (IMAGE)

Princeton University

Why Do Mosquitoes Choose Us? Lindy McBride Is on the Case

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Researchers in Lindy McBride's lab at Princeton University often waft air across guinea pigs Molly (seen here) and Mia (not pictured) to collect their odor for mosquito research. In experiments, mosquitoes are given the choice between the guinea pigs' odor and human odor as part of studies into how mosquitoes distinguish between humans and other mammals; neither the humans nor the guinea pigs are directly exposed to mosquito stings.

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Danielle Alio, Princeton University

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