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A comment on Supersoldier ants created in the lab by reactivating ancestral genes.

Re:Supersoldier ants created in the lab by reactivating ance... by cvshepherd on Sunday January 08, 2012 @12:04PM (#3439924)
Summary: Treating ant larvae with growth hormones, produces big ants.
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Re:Supersoldier ants created in the lab by reactivating ance... by carbocation on Sunday January 08, 2012 @01:48PM (#3440172)
That's not a very good summary, as it glosses over the fact that these hormones are evidently activating a latent mechanism for producing a specific class of ant body fulfilling a niche role. They aren't just proportionately larger ants.
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Re:Supersoldier ants created in the lab by reactivating ance... by cvshepherd on Sunday January 08, 2012 @02:30PM (#3440273)
See my comment on the other summary.
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