"Combatting Mosquitoes: Understanding Attraction and Repellent Factors"
TL;DR
New research shows that mosquitoes can pick out individuals in a crowd based on their odors. Scientists recommend using repellents to keep them away, and a future personalized repellent may be developed based on an individual's unique odor profile.
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