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TWiEVO 110: Ants go from carpenters to surgeons

This Week in Evolution by Vincent Racaniello

Jan 22, 202501:23:57Science & Medicine

Nels and Vincent reveal that worker ants amputate their colleagues injured leg to prevent infections. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello

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TWiEVO 110: Ants go from carpenters to surgeons is an episode from This Week in Evolution by Vincent Racaniello. Nels and Vincent reveal that worker ants amputate their colleagues injured leg to prevent infections. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vinc...

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TWiEVO 110: Ants go from carpenters to surgeons

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