Apr 10 2017 92 mins 18
Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello
Guests: Ni-Chen 'Sylvia' Chang, Waring 'Buck' Trible, and Sean K. McKenzie
Buck and Sean join Vincent in New York, while Sylvia is with Nels in Salt Lake City to discuss the first mutant ant ever made: disruption of orco, a gene required for function of odorant receptors, show defects in social behavior and fitness.
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- First ant mutants link odorant receptors and social behavior (bioRxiv)
- Kronauer Lab
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