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Mosquitoes bite some people far more than others, and it has nothing to do with sweet blood — one research team traced it to the oily film on our skin, where certain fatty acids help create body odour - Space Daily

Published by Space Daily 18 August 2026 at 23:36

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Your skin's chemical signature, not its sugar content, determines whether mosquitoes find you irresistible.

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