Andrew W. Legan

Jan 2, 2025 | pnas.org | Andrew W. Legan |Carter Smith |Elizabeth A. DeMattia |Elizabeth L Albright

When Bruce Tabashnik was 9 years old, he wrote an essay stating his wish to become a scientist. His parents nurtured his early interest in science, organizing weekly trips to the public library in Detroit, Michigan and buying him a chemistry set and microscope. “I’ve always loved mysteries and reading detective stories. One of the things I love most about being a scientist is trying to solve mysteries,” he says. Bruce E. Tabashnik. Image credit: Alexander Yelich (University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ).

Jul 31, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Andrew W. Legan |Michael Sheehan

AbstractOlfaction mediates many behaviors in social Hymenoptera, with sexual dimorphism in antennal transcription associated with different behaviors between sexes. Females display coordinated social behaviors within colonies, while males exhibit limited social behavior but are selected for finding mates. The expanded "9-exon" odorant receptor (OR) gene subfamily is associated with chemical communication and exhibits strongly female biased antennal transcription in ants and honey bees.