CRISPR-modified ants go "space cadet" without a sense of smell

If a human being loses the sense of smell, it's a massive inconvenience. But in ants, it's a crippling handicap that prevents them from participating in ant society. A pair of independent studies from two teams used CRISPR technology to genetically alter ants to remove their ability to "smell," which resulted in their inability to interact with normal ants and produced changes in their brains.

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Category: Biology

Tags:

• Ants
• Arizona State University
• CRISPR
• Genetic engineering
• Genetics
• New York University
• The Rockefeller University
• University of Pennsylvania
• Vanderbilt University

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