Lindy McBride (IMAGE)

Princeton University

Lindy McBride — Caption

Some strains of Aedes aegypti — the mosquito that carries Zika, malaria and dengue fever — have evolved to bite humans almost exclusively. Princeton’s Carolyn "Lindy" McBride led a team to discover how they target us so precisely.

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Photo by Denise Applewhite, Princeton University Office of Communications

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