Tapeworm infestation flash-freezes ants, helping them stay young and live longer
The Atlantic - 19-May-2021Infected ants lounge in the nest, living as long as their colonies' queen
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Researcher at Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing
Sara Beros is a Postdoctoral researcher at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. She received BSc and MSc in Biology from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.
Sara is interested in exploitation strategies of parasites, host counter-adaptions, and molecular cross-talk in host-parasite systems.
Visit website: https://www.blogs.uni-mainz.de/fb10-evolutionary-biology/beros-sara/
See also: Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing - Scientific research institute dedicated to age research
Details last updated 17-Jul-2021
Infected ants lounge in the nest, living as long as their colonies' queen