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Lydia J. Borjon, PhD
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Assistant Scientist at Indiana University. Neurobiologist studying sensory systems in insects.

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Nice coverage of our work phys.org/news/2025-01...
January 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Another news story about our work!! www.newscientist.com/article/2462...
January 6, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Nice story about our most recent work
! www.sciencenews.org/article/velv...
Velvet ants have the Swiss Army knife of venoms
A velvet ant bite like “hot oil from the deep fryer” delivers an array of peptides that inflicts pain on insects and mammals alike.
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January 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Our paper on Velvet Ant venom is out at @currentbiology.bsky.social “Multiple mechanisms of action for an extremely painful venom” sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Velvet ants are among the most painful of all stinging insects. What makes them so painful? We used fruit fly larvae to find out 🧐 1/5
Multiple mechanisms of action for an extremely painful venom
Evolutionary arms races can lead to extremely specific and effective defense mechanisms, including venoms that deter predators by targeting nociceptiv…
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January 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM