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This Week in Science: Mosquito Magnets, Bonus Benefits of GLP-1s, And More - ScienceAlert

Published by ScienceAlert By Michael Irving · 8 August 2026 at 15:02
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This Week in Science: Mosquito Magnets, Bonus Benefits of GLP-1s, And More - ScienceAlert
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This Week in Science: Staring at the Sun, unraveling the 'farm effect', and much more! First up: You're not imagining it – it turns out that some people really do attract more mosquitoes than others.

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