Genetic tweak gave yellow fever mosquitoes a nose for human odor

Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 04:30 in Biology & Nature

One of the world's deadliest mosquitoes sustains its taste for human blood thanks in part to a genetic tweak that makes it more sensitive to human odor, according to new research.

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