A clever molecular trick extends the lives of these ant queens
The matriarchs extend their lives by blocking a part of a molecular pathway linked to aging
![A queen Harpegnathos saltator ant on a gray backdrop](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/083122_DI_ant-queens_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Queen Harpegnathos saltator ants, like this one, outlive their worker subjects by blocking a molecular pathway involved in aging, a new study suggests.
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