Mosquitoes Love Some People More and Science Wants to Know Why
Buzzkill
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.
“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.