How the mosquito's carbon dioxide sense gets an internal boost.

IF 7.2 1区生物学 Q1 Agricultural and Biological Sciences

PLoS Biology Pub Date : 2026-09-11 eCollection Date: 2026-09-01 DOI:10.1371/journal.pbio.3003958

Chih-Ying Su

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Abstract

Mosquitoes use CO2 as a critical cue to sense if humans are nearby. A new study in PLOS Biology reveals that CO2-sensing neurons in mosquitoes can amplify each other's signals, creating a neural echo chamber that may explain the remarkable sensitivity of mosquitoes to human presence.

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蚊子对二氧化碳的感知是如何得到内部提升的。

蚊子利用二氧化碳作为关键线索来感知人类是否在附近。《公共科学图书馆·生物学》上的一项新研究表明，蚊子体内的二氧化碳感应神经元可以放大彼此的信号，形成一个神经回声室，这可能解释了蚊子对人类存在的非凡敏感性。

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PLoS Biology BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY-BIOLOGY

CiteScore

15.40

自引率

2.00%

发文量

359

审稿时长

3-8 weeks

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