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Photo by Kiley Riffell.Researchers used an insect flight simulator (pictured here) along with CRISPR gene editing and RNAi techniques to determine that dopamine is a key mediator of aversive learning in mosquitoes.
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Photo by Kiley Riffell.Chloé Lahondère (left) and Clément Vinauger are researchers in Virginia Tech's Department of Biochemistry.
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Photo courtesy of Gabriella Wolff.This picture shows a mosquito brain, highlighting the presence of dopamine in regions involved in the sense of smell. The purple areas indicate tyrosine hydroxylase, which is the precursor of dopamine.