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Mosquitoes began biting hominins 1.8 million years ago, study says

A study reveals mosquitoes began biting humans 1.8 million years ago, highlighting evolutionary insights to combat mosquito-borne diseases. Between 1992 and 2020, a group of intrepid scientists walked deep into the forests of Sundaland, across the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo, to collect mosquito larvae of 11 species to understand the evolutionary origins of anthropophily, ... [2455 chars]

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