My Latest Science Note - Ants' Social Immunity

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 Listen to my latest Note on Emerging Science on last week's Living on Earth.  Scientists have discovered that ant colonies function like a giant immune system. When one ant gets sick, others take action to immunize the rest of the colony.

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