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Naked mole-rat queens use a chemical signal to suppress fertility in rivals

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Scientists at Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in Berlin discovered that naked mole-rat queens enforce colony reproduction hierarchy using a single chemical compound (isopropyl myristate) secreted from their genitals, solving a decades-old question about how eusocial mole-rat societies maintain order across tunnel networks stretching up to three kilometers.

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The findings are limited to naked mole-rat colonies.

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