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Researchers use CRISPR to manipulate social behavior in ants

September 17, 2023

Public Release: 10-Aug-2017   Cell Press   IMAGE: This photograph shows Ooceraea biroi workers tagged with color dots for individual behavioral tracking. Credit: Daniel Kronauer The Rockefeller University The gene-editing technology called CRISPR has revolutionized the way that the function of genes is studied. So far, CRISPR has been widely used to precisely modify single-celled…

United States Daniel Kronauer Danielkronauer Claude Desplan Danny Reinberg Linda Pechenik Montague Roberto Bonasio

Source: engineeringevil.com

Mutant, parasitic impostor queens lurk in ant colonies

March 18, 2023

To thrive, ant colonies rely on everyone pulling their weight. For raider ants, this means diligent scouts track down other nests, then direct...

Daniel Kronauer Waring Trible Sean Mckenzie Ken Ross Harvard University Rockefeller University

Source: omanobserver.om

Mutant, Parasitic Impostor Queens Lurk in Ant Colonies

March 3, 2023

Scientists isolated a “supergene” that seems to transform raider ants into freeloaders with attributes similar to queens found in other species.

Daniel Kronauer Sean Mckenzie Waring Trible Ken Ross Rockefeller University University Of Georgia

Source: nytimes.com

Mutant queens are clues to social parasite ants

March 3, 2023

Most ants are hard workers, but some are total layabouts. A new study shows how social parasite ants become the leisure class of the colony.

Charles Darwin Daniel Kronauer Waring Trible Harvard University Laboratory Of Social Evolution Rockefeller University

Source: futurity.org

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