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Genetically Modified Ants

Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2017 1:09 am
by Cale3459
http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/researchers-have-created-the-worlds-first-genetically-modified-ants/

Re: Genetically Modified Ants

Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2017 8:04 am
by Martialis
Wow.. I hope this isn't implemented into pest control.

Re: Genetically Modified Ants

Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2017 1:03 pm
by Batspiderfish
They're explicitly modified for research purposes. They chose Ooceraea biroi because it was one of the few species with which the experiments would be possible. It is my understanding that these experiments are meant to eventually decipher their chemical language.

Re: Genetically Modified Ants

Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2017 5:19 pm
by Cale3459
Batspiderfish wrote:
Fri Mar 10, 2017 1:03 pm
They're explicitly modified for research purposes. They chose Ooceraea biroi because it was one of the few species with which the experiments would be possible. It is my understanding that these experiments are meant to eventually decipher their chemical language.
This is how I understood it as well.

Re: Genetically Modified Ants

Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2017 2:21 am
by SpeciesK
I am all for genetically modified organisms in research, and in real life too. GMO ants sound interesting. [*Antman to the rescue!*]
I am just speculating, I don't think that would work for pest control because all the ants with the knocked out gene would not be social and would die out on their own by being selected against by nature for the **** knocked out gene and the heterozygous would have the wild type odor receptors.

Re: Genetically Modified Ants

Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 9:12 am
by CreeperUniverse
Interesting. Quite interesting.