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Your skin chemistry may affect which mosquitoes most want to bite you

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Different species of mosquitoes may be attracted to different people based on their skin bacteria and odor. Science News reports that three specific species showed these varying preferences. These findings could eventually lead to the development of new repellents based on microbes.

Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/skin-chemistry-which-...

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