QR codes used as research tool by University of Lausanne

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Researchers use QR codes to study ants QR codes are not only for marketing; they can also be used as a valuable research tool. QR codes were features as a major part of a new study from the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. The study involved ants, and researchers used QR codes to track their movements and analyze their behavior. The study involved tagging an entire colony of ants with QR codes, each unique to the ant carrying it. QR codes are more than marketing tools QR codes are most…

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QR codes help University researchers to understand ants

QR codes on ants

The scientists were able to use the barcodes to monitor the social hierarchy in a colony. Scientists in Switzerland from the University of Lausanne have found a new and fascinating use for QR codes in which they were employed to better understand the social hierarchy of ants, so that fascinating new discoveries could be made. The use of the barcodes allowed an entire colony of ants to be tracked by following each individual. The scientists were able to use the QR codes to individually mark each member of an ant…

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