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TIL that mosquitoes find humans by sniffing out two specific skin chemicals, decanal and undecanal, released in our natural skin oils. These trigger a human-only scent response, making us nearly i... (research.princeton.edu)

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Original Title: TIL that mosquitoes find humans by sniffing out two specific skin chemicals, decanal and undecanal, released in our natural skin oils. These trigger a human-only scent response, making us nearly impossible for them to ignore.

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[–] toast@retrolemmy.com 1 points 1 month ago

decanal and undecanal

Isn't that just another way of saying everything that exists?