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Ants
This ant-like robot could repair internal injuries in humans
A new type of 3D-printed micro-bristle-bot, size of the world's smallest ant.
18 Jul 2019 9:17 AM
Termites sacrifice their elderly in ant wars: study
Old female soldiers were even more likely than males to become cannon fodder.
07 Mar 2018 1:21 PM
Ants nurse wounded warriors back to health: Study
The study claimed to be the first to show such nursing behaviour in any non-human animal.
14 Feb 2018 3:29 PM
Ants' antibiotics can benefit humans: Study
The researchers cautioned that this study is the first step and that it does have limitations.
07 Feb 2018 11:29 AM
Humans may soon develop drugs from ants
Experiments with 20 ant species found antimicrobials on 12 of them, a team reported in the Royal Society Open Science journal.
07 Feb 2018 8:18 AM
How "zombie fungus" takes over ants, controls their behaviour
Almost like a puppeteer pulls the strings to make a marionette move, the fungus controls the ant's muscles.
13 Nov 2017 2:21 PM
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