Termite queens' efficient antioxidant system may enable long life

Wednesday, January 11, 2017 - 14:11 in Biology & Nature

Termite queens have an efficient antioxidant system which may underpin their ability to live longer than non-reproductive termites, according to a study published January 11, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Eisuke Tasaki from Tottori and Yamaguchi Universities, Japan, and colleagues.

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