Mosquitoes Remember Human Smells, But Also Swats (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

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Mosquitoes Remember Human Smells, But Also Swats (1 of 2)

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Researchers used an insect flight simulator (pictured here) along with CRISPR gene editing and RNAi techniques to determine that dopamine is a key mediator of aversive learning in mosquitoes.

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Photo by Kiley Riffell

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