A new study finds that some people really are “mosquito magnets,” and it probably has to do with the way they smell.⁠ ⁠ Researchers behind the study published in Cell this week found that people who are most attractive to mosquitoes produce a lot of certain chemicals on their skin that are tied to smell.⁠ ⁠ “If you have high levels of this stuff on your skin, you’re going to be the one at the picnic getting all the bites,” said study author Leslie Vosshall, a neurobiologist at Rockefeller University in New York.⁠ ⁠ And bad news for mosquito magnets: The bloodsuckers stay loyal to their favorites over time.⁠ ⁠ Read more at the link in our bio.