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Mosquitoes Love Some People More and Science Wants to Know Why

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Dr. Leslie Vosshall studies the dining preferences of mosquitoes, with the goal of not just safer picnics but also more intel on West Nile, malaria, and dengue fever, writes Josh Dzieza.

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Vosshall Lab

“It’s like stepping out of the airport in Florida,” says Dr. Leslie Vosshall, as we move from her air-conditioned laboratory at New York City’s Rockefeller University into the mosquito chamber.

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