Social Immunity: The Disposable Individual

Duur K. Aanen

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2018.02.050

Social Immunity: The Disposable Individual

Duur K. Aanen^*

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Abstract

Workers in an ant colony can kill fungus-infected brood, thereby protecting the rest of the colony from fungal infection. This form of social immunity is analogous to the immune system of multicellular organisms where immune cells kill infected cells. Workers in an ant colony can kill fungus-infected brood, thereby protecting the rest of the colony from fungal infection. This form of social immunity is analogous to the immune system of multicellular organisms where immune cells kill infected cells.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	R322-R324
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	28
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.02.050
Publication status	Published - 2 Apr 2018

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