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Caste in the colony: How fate is determined between workers and queens
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Oct 21, 2008 |
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"The history of all past society has consisted in the development of class antagonisms…the exploitation of one part of society by the other". – Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, The Communist Manifesto.
Researchers trace octopuses' family tree
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Nov 12, 2008 |
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Many of the world's deep-sea octopuses evolved from species that lived in the Southern Ocean, according to new molecular evidence reported by researchers at Queen's University Belfast.
Protein discovery may bolster antibiotic development
Jun 25, 2008 |
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A team of scientists from Queen’s University has discovered the first ever three-dimensional structure of a protein family that may help in developing more effective antibiotics.
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Worker or queen? Harvester ant moms set daughters' fates
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Feb 14, 2008 |
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When it comes to deciding what harvester ant daughters will be when they grow up, mother queens hold considerable sway, according to a new study published online on February 14th in Current Biology, a publication of Cell ...
Birds do it, bees do it; termites don't, necessarily
Mar 26, 2009 |
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Scientists at North Carolina State University and three universities in Japan have shown for the first time that it is possible for certain female termite "primary queens" to reproduce both sexually and asexually ...
Homebound Termites Answer 150-Year-Old Evolution Question
Oct 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Staying at home may have given the very first termite youngsters the best opportunity to rule the colony when their parents were killed by their neighbors. This is according to new research ...
Royal corruption is rife in the ant world
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Mar 11, 2008 |
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Far from being a model of social co-operation, the ant world is riddled with cheating and corruption – and it goes all the way to the top, according to scientists from the Universities of Leeds and Copenhagen.
Changes in brain architecture may be driven by different cognitive challenges
Jun 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists trying to understand how the brains of animals evolve have found that evolutionary changes in brain structure reflect the types of social interactions and environmental stimuli ...
For honey bee queens, multiple mating makes a difference
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Oct 09, 2007 |
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The success of the “reign” of a honey bee queen appears to be determined to a large degree by the number of times she mates with drone bees.
Queen bee promiscuity boosts hive health
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Dec 11, 2006 |
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Though promiscuity may be risky behavior for humans, it's healthy for honeybees: Queen honeybees who indulge in sexual surfeits with multiple drones produce more disease-resistant colonies than monogamous monarchs. ...
Research uncovers the social dynamics of yellow jackets
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Feb 18, 2008 |
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Michael Goodisman could be called the Maury Povich of the yellow jacket world. In his laboratory, Goodisman determines the paternity of yellow jackets to study family dynamics within a colony. Even though ...
Temporary infidelity may contribute to the stability of ancient relationships
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Partner switching between fungus farming ants and their fungal clones during nest establishment may contribute to the stability of this long-term mutualistic relationship.
Genetic diversity in honeybee colonies boosts productivity
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Jul 20, 2007 |
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Why do queen honeybees mate with dozens of males? Does their extreme promiscuity, perhaps, serve a purpose?
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