Do mosquitos actually bite some people more than others? - Maria Elena De Obaldia
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Some swear they’re cursed to be hunted by mosquitos while their close-by companions are regularly left unscathed. Are mosquitos really attracted to some people more than others? And if so, is there anything we can do about it? Maria Elena De Obaldia digs into what factors make people tasty targets for these pesky insects.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Maria Elena De Obaldia
- Director Anton Bogaty
- Narrator Pen-Pen Chen
- Music Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio
- Sound Designer Nirana Singh
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Producer Sazia Afrin
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Editorial Producer Cella Wright
