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                    <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Mosquitos ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'We can no longer ignore diseases in the deep human past': Malaria influenced early humans' migrations across Africa, study suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Prehistoric humans in Africa may have avoided areas infested with malaria-spreading mosquitoes, a new study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:41:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Human Evolution]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Metcalfe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eVXZsuWZxPnDEJZA5E7vnJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mosquitoes carrying &lt;em&gt;Plasmodium falciparum&lt;/em&gt;, the parasite that causes malaria, may have influenced where prehistoric humans lived in Africa long ago.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A swarm of mosquitos is in the foreground of the image, with a blurry landscape full of gray elephants behind the swarm.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Are there any countries with no mosquitoes? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/mosquitos/are-there-any-countries-with-no-mosquitoes</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ One country has long been a mosquito-free zone, but global warming may change that. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Clarissa Brincat ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JiWeRLWBocj3PwWbCG79pd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Iceland is the only country that doesn&#039;t have mosquitoes. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Mount Kirkjufell and Kirkjufellsfoss waterfall at sunrise in Iceland.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Are We Really Running Out of Time to Stop Climate Change? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Activists and politicians have been criticized from the right for saying we have only 12 years to stop climate change. Scientists say the situation is in some ways worse than that. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2019 11:07:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:35:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Sie8wbfXjTnh3afM6LX2um-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A baby clutches a sign during a climate strike rally on Sept. 20, 2019, in Sydney, Australia, part of a global mass day of action on the climate crisis.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A baby clutches a sign during a climate strike rally on Sept. 20, 2019, in Sydney, Australia, part of a global mass day of action on the climate crisis.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists Think They've Finally Figured Out Why DEET Is So Effective ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/65334-how-does-deet-work-mosquitos.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The researchers put their own bodies on the line for DEET-mosquito science. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2019 13:36:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:51:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Gj4QSDxtP53acgtpySdXa5-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ Alex Wild (alexanderwild.com and @Myrmecos)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Emily Dennis, the neurogeneticist and lead author on the study, is pictured with research mosquitos on her arm.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Emily Dennis, the neurogeneticist and lead author on the study, is pictured with research mosquitos on her arm.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Second Local Case of Dengue Fever Diagnosed in Florida This Year ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A person in Florida has caught a locally transmitted case of Dengue fever, news sources reported today (Sept. 28). The case is the first time a person has caught dengue locally in Miami-Dade County. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2016 01:13:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:57:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NExTFpHA4CfUWGHYKWj2C4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Mosquito bites a human.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Mosquito bites a human.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Was Zika Contracted in Florida? How the Virus Could Spread Locally ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/55475-zika-florida-local-transmission.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ If the Zika virus is spreading in Florida, how did it get there? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2016 20:22:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:37:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AmzNFBmn5ExWTnxH95Deu8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Zika Misperceptions: Many in US Unaware of Key Facts ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/54225-zika-misperceptions-common-in-us.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Is there a vaccine against Zika? And how does it spread? Many in the U.S. don't know, a new poll finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2016 21:25:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:34:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Agata Blaszczak-Boxe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5Xu3BCX7xWnuSyJtNfxSdi-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[James Gathany. Provided by CDC/Paul I. Howell, MPH; Prof. Frank Hadley Collins]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Human Trials of Zika Vaccine May Begin This Fall ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The first vaccine trials against the Zika virus will likely start this fall, federal health officials announced today (March 10). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2016 23:30:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:39:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jMBSfjbGVwGTp8BSrzxy4W-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New Zika Study Finds Grave Outcomes for Some Pregnant Women ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Some pregnant women with Zika virus tend not to fare well, and neither do their fetuses, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2016 18:25:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:47:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NZZqMn6vDAumZ8A48osbb6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Virus Linked to Birth Defects Requires Action, Doctors Say ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/53378-zika-virus-experts-weigh-in.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Experts evaluate the threat posed by Zika virus, a denguelike illness that in recent months has spread rapidly across the Americas and has been linked to birth defects. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2016 20:39:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:34:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dy7PgU7bmg3AJ7oYiaaxNh-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[CDC/James Gathany]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dengue Fever Outbreak in Key West Yields New Clues ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cases of dengue fever have been popping up in Key West, Fla., but not Tucson, Ariz., despite the two cities having similar mosquito populations, and their residents spending similar amounts of time outdoors. Researchers are trying to figure out why. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2013 18:01:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:57:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cari Nierenberg ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6CgpJfj283ijaMsqGwtR25-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Mosquito photo via Shutterstock]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mosquito bites aren&#039;t just a nuisance, they can also carry diseases.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A mosquito bites a person.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rare Blood-Engorged Mosquito Fossil Found ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A fossil of a mosquito from 46 million years ago has been found in Montana. The specimen contains fossilized blood in its abdomen, proving that these animals sucked blood. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2013 19:01:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:08:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Douglas Main ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eqf23pwMjPs4v25p8k9zzD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The fossil of a blood-engorged mosquito was found in northwestern Montana. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The fossil of a blood-engorged mosquito was found in northwestern Montana. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Mind-Blowing' Bacteria Reveal Inner Workings of Some Infectious Diseases ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Taking a bite out of vector-borne diseases. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:58:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:41:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Carlson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sYgmS59mVohb92PcVvDBz3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Galapagos Reptiles Could Face New Threat ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mosquitoes in the Galapagos have evolved a taste for reptilian blood, posing a disease threat to wildlife there. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:26:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:05:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brett Israel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aLZBGrWexWBPvomoM3aU3M-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Penelope Curtis]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Smaller Mosquitoes More Dangerous ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/5177-smaller-mosquitoes-dangerous.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Smaller mosquitoes more likely to become infected and transmit disease. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:27:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:48:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mosquito Wars: Scientists Take a Swat ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/4984-mosquito-wars-scientists-swat.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ An influx of mosquitoes is threatening the flood-ravaged Midwest, but science has some solutions. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:03:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:52:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Maggie Koerth-Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3f3mqeb5UhPFMgbWZhDN9Z-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An Aedes aegypti mosquito feeding on blood.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sting, Bite & Destroy: Nature's 10 Biggest Pests ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/11354-nature-biggest-pests.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ From ants in the kitchen to pigeons on the stoop, pests torment everyone. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:06:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 14:49:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Corey Binns ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zpaV7hZERmFMihBZh7gHPJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Nature&#039;s Biggest Pests]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Nature&#039;s Biggest Pests]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How Mosquitoes Find a Mate: Lots of Whining ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/4128-mosquitoes-find-mate-lots-whining.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The high-pitched whine of a mosquito might drive you nuts, but it's music to the ears of these little pests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2006 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:58:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Fp3JJusbsxAbwudLjFQhcF-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Rothamsted Research.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mosquito getting a meal.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Natural Mosquito Repellent Being Developed ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/3806-natural-mosquito-repellent-developed.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Certain individuals keep mosquitoes away with their scents. Scientists aim to harness that power. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2005 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:50:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Schirber ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3wQ6NYewWRZE2vSjJUGmSW-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Rothamsted Research.]]></media:credit>
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