This week we will be reading two journal articles. The first one is titled Moribund Ants Leave Their Nests to Die in Social Isolation written by Jurgen Heinze, and Bartosz Walter. The second one is titled Altruistic self-removal of health-compromised honey bee workers from their hive written by O. Rueppell, M. K. Hayworth, and N. P. Ross.
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Lab News
- New paper: Testing the coordination hypothesis using Dictyostelium
- Congratulations to Dr. Shreenidhi P.M.!
- Listen to Joan talk about Slow Birding to the Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens
- New Paper: Who is left behind when Dicty fruits?
- Calum Stephenson wins 2024 Howard A. Schneiderman Fellowship.
- New paper: Cheating costs dearly, as small stalks reduce dispersal ability in D. discoideum.
- New Paper: Environmental predictability shapes symbiosis.
- David Queller elected to the National Academy of Sciences as part of their 2024 membership intake.
- Read Shreenidhi and Dave’s interview about their recent PNAS paper.
- Dr. Heng Liang joins the lab as a Postdoc.
Listen to Joan Strassmann on the ‘Weekend Birder’ Podcast!
David Queller elected to National Academy of Sciences

Dictyostelium

