Why could cancer cells want to absorb dna? would it simply them grow?

Steal energy from neighbouring cells. Cancer cells require extra energy throughout the growth process, and so change their energy consumption compared with healthy cells. When their healthy neighbours break down proteins into amino acid building blocks, the cancer cells absorb these and use them to grow.

emerald ash borer

the emerald ash borer is a green buprestid or jewel beetle native to north-eastern asia that feeds on ash species. females lay eggs in bark crevices on ash trees, and larvae feed underneath the bark of ash trees to emerge as adults in one to two years. hope this !