Scientists turn ants into 'supersoldiers'

wtf. I saw the same movie, something about a hotel construction, maybe? And ever since I am totally grossed out by ants. Ugh, those giant heads. Bad, bad idea. I live too close to Long Island

why?

Didn't the **EDIT** idiots learn that messing with nature is dangerous! Africanized honey bees anyone? **Mind the language, Bulveye.** Well, asides from the unexpected migration, the Africanized honey bees do actually produce more honey, and do not require much different treatment than regular honey bees.

why? Ah, yes, the infamous "Why?", the perfect question to ask, if honestly asked. The reason why is simply because it is the most efficient means of discovering the genetic connections in a given species. Chimeras are a treasure trove of data regarding DNA and its functions, and learning how they work in one species gives us direct paths to learning how to make them work in other species. A small tweak that allows a worker ant to turn into a massive soldier ant may hold the key to helping an fetus with an anemic disposition or calcium deficiency grow into a healthy child. And, on the plus sid... [More]

why? because luke i am ur father,that and were growing up just like our parents the annunaki..aww how sweet

Ah, yes, the infamous "Why?", the perfect question to ask, if honestly asked. The reason why is simply because it is the most efficient means of discovering the genetic connections in a given species. Chimeras are a treasure trove of data regarding DNA and its functions, and learning how they work in one species gives us direct paths to learning how to make them work in other species. A small tweak that allows a worker ant to turn into a massive soldier ant may hold the key to helping an fetus with an anemic disposition or calcium deficiency grow into a healthy child. And, on the plus side, we... [More]

Well, I was speaking more generally, but yeah, the reaction in one species isn't necessarily going to be the same in another species. It will, however, give us a direction to look.

We have enough trouble dealing with the little buggers we have now. Some things are better left alone. I will never forgive the little beasties for going after my COFFEE CUP. They must be stopped....

why? "Dr Abouheif now has high hopes for the light that this has shed on the mechanism of evolution. He says that unlocking desirable ancestral features could be key to breeding crop plants with higher nutritional value or even tackling the mechanisms that cause cancer." -cut & pasted from the article.

Im all for it, If It is going towards a new direction for finding a cure for cancer then by all means Yes,I know some of you think it's another way for someone to make a super ant but that is not what they are doing,It is leading to a new way to find a key in human DNA to reverse the gene that causes cancer,they only just now found a way to be able to open something that nature closed down proving that it is also most likely able to shut a gene down too "CANCER GENE",better to use an ant than a monkey or human first ya know what I mean.