Are you someone who is prone to be bitten by mosquitoes more than anyone else?
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Are you someone who is prone to be bitten by mosquitoes more than anyone else?
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Researchers at The Rockefeller University found people who have higher levels of carboxylic acids on their skin are 100 times more attractive to the female Aedes aegypti
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It was also found that attractiveness of humans to mosquitoes remained steady over time
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64 volunteers from the university were asked to wear nylon stockings around their forearms to pick up their skin smells
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The stockings were put in separate traps at the end of a long tube, then dozens of mosquitos were released
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The study also concluded that mosquitos remain loyal to their favourites
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The researchers found a high level of acid in the skin of the favourites
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The study took months and the tests were conducted multiple times