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. 2022 Aug 18;185(17):3079-3081.
doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.07.018.

Scent of a human: The mosquito olfactory system defies dogma to ensure attraction to humans

Colleen N McLaughlin  1 , Liqun Luo  2
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Scent of a human: The mosquito olfactory system defies dogma to ensure attraction to humans

Colleen N McLaughlin et al. Cell. .
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Abstract

Mosquitoes are strongly attracted to humans, and their bites not only cause intense itch but can beget severe diseases. In this issue of Cell, Herre et al. reveal that non-canonical olfactory circuit organization and coding likely endow mosquitoes with a robust ability to locate human hosts.

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  • Non-canonical odor coding in the mosquito.
    Herre M, Goldman OV, Lu TC, Caballero-Vidal G, Qi Y, Gilbert ZN, Gong Z, Morita T, Rahiel S, Ghaninia M, Ignell R, Matthews BJ, Li H, Vosshall LB, Younger MA. Herre M, et al. Cell. 2022 Aug 18;185(17):3104-3123.e28. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.07.024. Cell. 2022. PMID: 35985288 Free PMC article.

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