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July 16, 2015
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DeAnna Beasley, a postdoctoral scholar at NC State, collects ant colonies in the field.
DeAnna Beasley, a postdoctoral scholar at NC State, collects ant colonies in the field in order to study ant immune function.
Credit: Lauren Nichols, Dunn Lab, NC State University
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