Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Bitten

Interesting article on why you do or do not get bitten by the mosquito.

They are saying that stress produces chemicals that mosquitoes don't like. Well, at least there is one advantage to being chronically stressed out...

WSJ: Finding Smells That Repel
...researchers have identified a handful of the body's chemical odors—some of which may be related to stress—that are present in significantly larger concentrations in people that the bugs are happier to leave alone.

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