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Pooja D Babu

Tata Institute for Genetics and Society

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Two neuropeptides that promote blood feeding in Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes

Prashali Bansal, Roshni Pillai, Pooja D Babu, Sonia Sen

The paper identifies two neuropeptides, sNPF and RYamide, that promote blood feeding in mated Anopheles stephensi females, with sNPF expression linked to blood-hunger states.

eLife · May 19, 2026Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition