How Mosquitoes Target Us Zhilei Zhao & Lindy McBride
Why do mosquitoes prefer us over other animals? In episode 94, we talk with Zhilei Zhao and Lindy McBride\xa0from Princeton about their research into how mosquitoes that can carry dangerous diseases - such as Zika, dengue, West Nile virus and malaria - are able to track us down so quickly while ignoring other warm-blooded animals; an ability they\u2019ve developed in just the past few thousand years. Their preprint manuscript\xa0 \u201cChemical signatures of human odour generate a unique neural code in the brain of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes,\u201d was posted to BioRXiv with multiple other co-authors on November 2, 2020.\xa0\nHow Mosquitoes Target Us - Zhilei Zhao & Lindy McBrideHow Mosquitoes Target Us - Zhilei Zhao & Lindy McBrideHow Mosquitoes Target Us - Zhilei Zhao & Lindy McBride\xa0How Mosquitoes Target Us - Zhilei Zhao & Lindy McBrideHow Mosquitoes Target Us - Zhilei Zhao & Lindy McBrideHow Mosquitoes Target Us - Zhilei Zhao & Lindy McBride {{svg_share_icon}}Click bottom of waveform to add your commentsSubscribe: iTunes | Google Podcasts | Google Play | Spotify | RSS jQuery(document).ready(function ($){var settings_ap7680 = { design_skin: "skin-wave" ,autoplay: "off",disable_volume:"default" ,loop:"off" ,cue: "on" ,embedded: "off" ,preload_method:"metadata" ,design_animateplaypause:"default" ,skinwave_dynamicwaves:"off" ,skinwave_enableSpectrum:"off" ,skinwave_enableReflect:"on",playfrom:"off",default_volume:"default",disable_scrub:"off",soundcloud_apikey:"" ,skinwave_comments_enable:"on",settings_php_handler:window.ajaxurl,skinwave_mode:"alternate",skinwave_wave_mode:"canvas",pcm_data_try_to_generate: "on","pcm_notice": "off","notice_no_media": "on",design_color_bg: "111111",design_color_highlight: "FF4C65",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_waves_number: "3",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_waves_padding: "1",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_reflection_size: "0.25",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_mode:"normal",preview_on_hover:"off",skinwave_comments_playerid:"7680",embed_code:""\n,enable_embed_button:"on",php_retriever:"https://www.parsingscience.org/wp-content/plugins/dzs-zoomsounds/soundcloudretriever.php" }; try{ dzsap_init(".ap_idx_7680_57",settings_ap7680); }catch(err){ console.warn("cannot init player", err); } }); \n\xa0\nWebsites and other resources\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\n\tZhilei's Twitter, website & Twitter thread on this research\n\tLindy's Twitter &\xa0lab website\n\tPodcast interview with Lindy on Pew's Scientists at Work\n\tImage gallery:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\xa0\nNews and Media\nCNN | Head Topics\n\n div.altmetric-embed {flex-shrink: 2; -webkit-flex-shrink: 2;} \n\xa0\n\ufeff\n\nBonus Clips\n\n\nClips available include ...\nFull episode with available download\nMore coming soon\n\n\n\U0001f50a Access bonus content here.\n\n\n \nMake a one-time or ongoing donation via PayPal.\n\n\n\nOr support us for as little as $1 per month at Patreon. Cancel anytime.\nWe\u2019re not a registered tax-exempt organization, so unfortunately gifts aren't tax deductible.\nHosts / Producers\nRyan Watkins & Doug Leigh\nHow to Cite\nWatkins, R., Leigh, D., Zhao, Z., & McBride, L.. (2021).\xa0Parsing Science - How Mosquitoes Target Us. doi: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14110274\xa0\n\xa0\nMusic\nWhat\u2019s The Angle? by Shane Ivers\nTranscript