The MutAnts are Here / Cell, August 10, 2017 (Vol. 170, Issue 4)

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Ants are social insects. They communicate with each other, have labor division and are even able to solve problems. In this video abstract, Daniel Kronauer and his colleagues show how development of the first line of mutant ants, using CRISPR/Cas technology, can help us to understand how these complex behaviors are regulated and what happens inside of a colony when ants lose the ability of recognizing odors. This video was produced in collaboration with Kate Bredbenner from SimpleBiologist. Check out the paper at:  http://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(17)30772-9.
   
W. Trible, L. Olivos-Cisneros, S.K. McKenzie, J. Saragosti, N.-C. Chang, B.J. Matthews, P.R. Oxley, and D.J.C. Kronauer. (2017). orco Mutagenesis Causes Loss of Antennal Lobe Glomeruli and Impaired Social Behavior in Ants. Cell 170.
   
And read more great research at http://www.cell.com/cell/home.

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