Queen Insects Signal Workers Not to Reproduce

Thursday, January 16, 2014 - 15:00 in Biology & Nature

For some time, scientists have known that queen insects give off chemical signals that prevent workers from reproducing. When a queen dies, the signals wear off, and the workers become fertile again. Now, a team of researchers has identified a class of ch

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