TWiEVO 110: Ants go from carpenters to surgeons

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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• Wound-dependent leg amputation in ants (Curr Biol)
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