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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…
To thrive, ant colonies rely on everyone pulling their weight. For raider ants, this means diligent scouts track down other nests, then direct...
Scientists isolated a “supergene” that seems to transform raider ants into freeloaders with attributes similar to queens found in other species.
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.