Tag: mosquitos
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Fatty Acids on Your Skin Can Make You a Mosquito Magnet
Fatty acids emanating from your skin can make you a magnet to mosquitos, according to researchers. In the three-year study, eight participants were asked to wear nylon stockings over their forearms for six hours a day. They repeated this process on multiple days. Over the next few years, the researchers tested the nylons against each…
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Protein in Mosquitos Can Help Develop Treatments Vs. Deadly Viruses
A protein called AEG12 found in mosquitos can strongly inhibit the deadly viruses that are responsible for yellow fever, dengue, West Nile, and Zika. AEG12 can even inhibit coronaviruses, although more weakly. The findings were made by scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and their collaborators. Breaking the Envelop The researchers found that…