Title: Genomes of Two Ant Species Sequenced
Post by: Tank on August 30, 2010, 05:41:38 PM
Post by: Tank on August 30, 2010, 05:41:38 PM
Genomes of Two Ant Species Sequenced: Clues to Their Extraordinary Social Behaviour (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100826141221.htm)
From later in the article.
Darwin would be proud!
QuoteScienceDaily (Aug. 27, 2010) â€" Scientists have finally sequenced the entire genome of an ant, actually two very different species of ant, and the insights gleaned from their genetic blueprints are already yielding tantalizing clues to the extraordinary social behavior of ants...
From later in the article.
QuoteComparing the two ant species, the scientists found that approximately 20 percent of their genes are unique, while some 33 percent are shared with humans. Researchers also established that the carpenter ant genome has about 240 million bases and the jumping ant has approximately 330 million bases, about one-tenth of the human genome. Bases are the building blocks of DNA. They also found that the carpenter ant has 17,064 genes and the jumping ant has 18,564, compared to about 23,000 in humans.
Darwin would be proud!
Title: Re: Genomes of Two Ant Species Sequenced
Post by: Asmodean on August 30, 2010, 06:02:52 PM
Post by: Asmodean on August 30, 2010, 06:02:52 PM
Quote from: "Tank"Darwin would be proud!I sure am!
Title: Re: Genomes of Two Ant Species Sequenced
Post by: SSY on August 30, 2010, 10:11:27 PM
Post by: SSY on August 30, 2010, 10:11:27 PM
I would love an ant farm, but I would worry about them escaping and crawling over my stuff with their tiny feet.
Title: Re: Genomes of Two Ant Species Sequenced
Post by: Asmodean on September 01, 2010, 08:44:25 AM
Post by: Asmodean on September 01, 2010, 08:44:25 AM
Quote from: "SSY"worry about them escaping and crawling over my stuff with their tiny feet.Yeah... I worry about the same thing with my rats
Title: Re: Genomes of Two Ant Species Sequenced
Post by: The Magic Pudding on September 01, 2010, 09:50:51 AM
Post by: The Magic Pudding on September 01, 2010, 09:50:51 AM
Quote from: "SSY"I would love an ant farm, but I would worry about them escaping and crawling over my stuff with their tiny feet.But what would you do if these ants didn't pay the respect that is your due?
What if you squashed a bunch of them, but still they wouldn't do your bidding?
Even sticking the hose in their tank doesn't work.
I got so desperate I had sex with an ant, you don't want to know what they did to my offspring.
Ants just aren't worth the effort.
Title: Re: Genomes of Two Ant Species Sequenced
Post by: Asmodean on September 01, 2010, 10:00:40 AM
Post by: Asmodean on September 01, 2010, 10:00:40 AM
Quote from: "The Magic Pudding"I got so desperate I had sex with an antA VIRGIN ant.