Ant chemistry

Ant chemistry

Formic acid produced by ants plus a tree resin, creates an antifungal/antibiotic compound for the ant colony. This was one of my favorite science news stories this year.

The rest of the list from Science is here:

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/12/our-favorite-science-news-stories-2017

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/03/chemist-ants-brew-antibiotic-cocktail-protect-their-colony

0 Comments

  1. Cherch Cherch
    December 30, 2017

    Nature is amazing in so many ways!

    Reply
  2. Skaidrite Sveise
    January 3, 2018

    I knew this from my childhood

    Reply
  3. Chad Haney
    January 3, 2018

    Skaidrite Sveise really? You knew about formic acid from ants combined with tree resin has antibiotic properties?

    Reply
  4. Cherch Cherch
    January 3, 2018

    Chad Haney

    Heh heh… Good one, Chad.😜

    Reply
  5. Dominique Niceforo
    January 13, 2018

    There r people out there that don’t want us to know about these natural remedies and they all work for the government or are ceos and stockholders of big pharms

    Reply
  6. Chad Haney
    January 13, 2018

    Dominique Niceforo do you have any evidence or are you just stating a conspiracy theory?

    Reply
  7. Dominique Niceforo
    January 14, 2018

    There is plenty of evidence read Kevin Trudeau or Jeffery mc combs books to start with besides what the government says to me when they bump into me on the street or leave me gI Irish notes in my locker threatening me if they don’t find painkillers or cough medicine to steal. I’ve bought enough cough medine 3 x at cvs and there r beans inside

    Reply
  8. Chad Haney
    January 14, 2018

    Dominique Niceforo that’s not how this works. You provide reputable links or I ignore you.

    This Kevin Trudeau? Give me a break.

    chicagotribune.com – After 18 years, TV fraudster Kevin Trudeau’s case is over, ‘we hope,’ judges rule

    Reply
  9. Dominique Niceforo
    January 14, 2018

    Why don’t they use this in hospitals then bc the hospitals and big

    pharmaceutical companies want to keep u sick with cheap drugs or even drugs

    that r expensive curing one thing while on setting a different illness.

    All synthetic chemicals r no good 4 ure body,but some people need them till

    they can get healthy again

    Reply
  10. Dominique Niceforo
    January 14, 2018

    It’s not a conspiracy theory when people r bumping into me threatening my

    life if I keep talking

    Reply
  11. Leandro Costa
    January 14, 2018

    .

    Reply
  12. Chad Haney
    January 14, 2018

    Sorry Dominique Niceforo, I’m not buying it. Also, if you can’t spell out full words, e.g., r vs. are, I’m assuming you aren’t serious.

    Reply
  13. Dominique Niceforo
    January 16, 2018

    Chad Haney Chad Haney

    And I’m sure you condone Jeffery mc combs as well

    Reply
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  15. Vitah Akesiga
    October 10, 2018

    Let nature take its toll

    Reply

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