Targeting single set of nerve cells may block mosquitoes

Friday, December 6, 2013 - 12:50 in Biology & Nature

The insects use the same neurons to detect carbon dioxide from our breath and odors from our skin so blocking those cells could lead to more simplified repellent systems.

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