Tulane University: New Synthetic Skin May Unlock Blood-Sucking Secrets Of Mosquitoes
February 10, 2023
February 10, 2023
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 10 (TNSjou) -- Tulane University issued the following news release:
One by one, mosquitoes are captured by a handheld vacuum and released into a clear plastic box. After taking a moment to adjust to their new surroundings, the mosquitoes smell blood and swarm to the source.
But instead of finding a creature to feast on, they buzz toward a vessel of scarlet blood flowing under a small square of clear synthetic skin and begin to feed.
One by one, mosquitoes are captured by a handheld vacuum and released into a clear plastic box. After taking a moment to adjust to their new surroundings, the mosquitoes smell blood and swarm to the source.
But instead of finding a creature to feast on, they buzz toward a vessel of scarlet blood flowing under a small square of clear synthetic skin and begin to feed.