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The CareKill project investigates how termites manage disease risks within their colonies by balancing care for sick nestmates with the potential spread of infection. It aims to uncover the genetic and behavioral factors influencing these decisions, focusing on social immunity and pathogen response strategies.
As epitomized by epidemics and pandemics throughout human history, including the ongoing SARS CoV-2 pandemic, social life carries risks of substantial and rapid spread of infectious diseases.
Termites living in pathogen-rich environments have evolved remarkably robust social immunity mitigation strategies that effectively prevent diseases from spreading within colonies.
Individual termites carefully balance whether to care for a sick nestmate and save the colony worker resources, or kill the sic…
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