Many of the major biological discoveries of the 20th century were made using just six
species: Escherichia coli bacteria, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Schizosaccharomyces …

Genetic approaches in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, have led to a major triumph in
the field of sensory biology—the discovery of multiple large families of sensory receptors …

Insects rely on a family of seven transmembrane proteins called gustatory receptors (GRs) to
encode different taste modalities, such as sweet and bitter. We report structures of …

Blood-feeding mosquitoes survive by feeding on nectar for metabolic energy but require a
blood meal to develop eggs. Aedes aegypti females must accurately discriminate blood and …

The mode of action for most mosquito repellents is unknown. This is primarily due to the
difficulty in monitoring how the mosquito olfactory system responds to repellent odors. Here …

Background The species-specific mode of action for DEET and many other mosquito
repellents is often unclear. Confusion may arise for many reasons. First, the response of a …

Anopheline mosquitoes rely on their highly sensitive chemosensory apparatus to detect
diverse chemical stimuli that drive the host-seeking and blood-feeding behaviors required to …

Catnip (Nepeta cataria) is a common garden herb well known for its euphoric and
hallucinogenic effects on domestic cats, 1–3 for its medicinal properties, 4, 5 as well as for its …

Modern systems biology has much to owe to the concept of “model species.” This label
refers to organisms that are privileged for the study of particular biological phenomena …

Simple Summary Mosquitoes are cold-blooded insects whose body temperature and
metabolism are largely affected by environmental temperature. These blood-sucking insects …