Diet Drugs Seem To Make Mosquitoes Less Thirsty For Human Blood

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Female Aedes aegypti mosquito preparing to feast on human blood (Credit: James Gathany/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Female mosquitoes, which feed on human blood to obtain iron and amino acids required to produce eggs, are notorious for transmitting viruses responsible for deadly diseases, such as yellow fever, Dengue, and Zika. Over the years, researchers have devised various solutions, ranging from repellents to vaccines to genetic engineering, to combat the vectors. Now, a team at New York's Rockefeller University has come up with a unique solution to fend off the dangerous insects - filling their little bellies with diet drugs to curb their appetite for human blood.

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  • greyfoxlove
    greyfoxlove3달
    This will be so helpful! Maybe someday we'll be able to use mosquitos for blood draws, instead of those annoying little needles.
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    • lunae
      Luna E2년 이상
      My #1 enemy is the Mosquitos! I literally hate them so much, I want them extinct!
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      • aylalovespigs
        aylalovespigs3년 이하
        nice
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        • unknown_user14
          unknown_user144년 이하
          ...Why do you love mosquitoes!?!? They're like my #1 enemies!?!?!🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟
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          • lenikhvadagiani
            lenikhvadagiani4년 이상
            OOHHH I LOVE MOSQUIOES FOR SOME REASON!!!!
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            • rockey202
              rockey2025년 이하
              That's probably how covid19 got started
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              • i_do_not_exist
                i_do_not_exist5년 이상
                This would be super useful! Mosquitoes are so annoying.
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                • doggo_fan_2020
                  doggo_fan_20205년 이상
                  That's Weird but entertaining
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                  • niconico
                    niconico5년 이상
                    hmm this is very interesting. Maybe they should make mobilized reactors/repellent
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                    • beauty6년 이하
                      Interesting!
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