FeaturedNeuroscience·October 12, 2020·5 min readMosquitoes’ Taste for Blood Traced to Four Types of NeuronsThe sense of taste in female mosquitoes is specially tuned to detect at least four different substances in blood.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 22, 2016·3 min readTaste Sensors in Fly Legs Control FeedingResearchers report taste information received from different parts of a fly's body is processed differently in the brain.The findings suggest different taste organs could have different functions.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·May 29, 2013·3 min readGenetic Engineering Alters Mosquitoes’ Sense of SmellIn one of the first successful attempts at genetically engineering mosquitoes, HHMI researchers have altered the way the insects respond to odors, including the smell of humans and the insect repellant DEET.Read More
