Researchers at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in the U.S. recently found that female mosquitoes are able to sense the taste of human blood. The female mosquitoes sense the distinctive flavour of the human blood through their individual neurons. The sense of taste is specially tuned to detect a combination of at least four different substances in the blood. Read more here: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/question-corner-can-mosquitoes-taste-human-blood/article32882223.ece Thank you for watching our video! You can subscribe to our channel here: https://bit.ly/3c8Adi6 Visit https://www.thehindu.com/ for the latest updates, analysis, opinions, and more. The Hindu is committed to keeping you up-to-date with information on the developments in India and the world. We promise to deliver quality journalism that stays away from vested interest and political propaganda. You can support us by subscribing to our digital offerings here: https://bit.ly/3emywiz Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/the_hindu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_hindu/