Why do mosquitoes bite some people more than others?

While October should be the hottest month ever recorded in France, the proliferation of mosquitoes, usually slowed down at this time of year, is observed in many French territories. And in the face of their stings, we would not all be equal. In any case, this is what researchers from Rockefeller University, based in New York, argue in a study they have just published in the scientific journal Cell. Thanks to their work, we know a little more about the reasons why some people say this sentence on summer evenings: “If you’re next to me, you’re not afraid: all the mosquitoes will bite me!” »