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Researchers Discover New Mosquito 'Burst Mode'

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Using the X-ray facilities at Argonne National Lab's Advanced Photon Source, researchers discovered a new “burst mode” of drinking in mosquitoes, which could have implications for future research on mosquito-borne disease transmission and microfluidics. Researcher Jake Socha in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics explains the team’s findings.