Scientists are exploring the biology of queen bees to understand their longevity and fertility advantages over worker bees. The Advanced Research + Invention Agency is funding this research, led by Yannick Wurm, aiming to use insights from bees and other insects to develop radical therapies that could benefit human health, such as delaying aging and improving fertility. The initiative, inspired by the success of DARPA, seeks high-risk yet potentially transformative ideas that could lead to significant societal advancements if successful.
"If we're able to disentangle, and to reverse engineer, how nature has solved these challenges for them, that can be transformative for pausing ageing, human fertility, transport of organs and provide new means of fighting disease."
"It's these wacky ideas that have the potential to be truly transformative to everyone's lives," said Yannick Wurm, highlighting the ambitious aim of the research project.
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