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What’s the first clue to a mosquito that there’s a human around? Elizabeth Tracey reports

from Health Newsfeed – Johns Hopkins Medicine Podcasts · host Elizabeth Tracey

Mosquitoes, relative in size to people, are tiny. How is it that they can locate us so efficiently when they’re looking for a blood meal? Mosquito expert Christopher Potter at Johns Hopkins explains. Potter: The first thing they use is … What’s the first clue to a mosquito that there’s a human around? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

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