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Building Better Bees

Building Better Bees

Biology /

created Oct 21, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (11) | comments 3

A UC Davis researcher known for her honey bee line "New World Carniolans" has crossed her bees with their Old World counterparts to enhance their positive characteristics.





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Give thanks to the bee

Give thanks to the bee

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- When we sit down to give thanks at the traditional Thanksgiving dinner, we should also be thanking the honey bee.


Map of Africanized Bee Migration in US

Honey bee invaders exploit the genetic resources of their predecessors

Biology /

created Feb 25, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Like any species that aspires to rule the world, the honey bee, Apis mellifera, invades new territories in repeated assaults. A new study demonstrates that when these honey bees arrive in a place that has ...


Heat forms potentially harmful substance in high-fructose corn syrup

Heat forms potentially harmful substance in high-fructose corn syrup

Chemistry / Other

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Researchers have established the conditions that foster formation of potentially dangerous levels of a toxic substance in the high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) often fed to honey bees. Their study, which appears ...


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New evidence of culture in wild chimpanzees

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

A new study of chimpanzees living in the wild adds to evidence that our closest primate relatives have cultural differences, too. The study, reported online on October 22nd in Current Biology shows that neighb ...


ASU scientists' research on honey bees featured in 'Science'

ASU scientists' research on honey bees featured in 'Science'

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two Arizona State University researchers, Robert Page and Gro Amdam, are the subject of a feature article in the Oct. 25 issue of the journal Science, which traces their collaboration, discov ...


Is neighbor's Wi-Fi signal free for me to use?

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 4

Q. The other day, my Internet service went down as it does from time to time. But this particular time, I needed to check my e-mail for an important reply I was expecting. After some frustrating time passed, I happened to ...


Spread of Western Juniper Seeds Studied

Spread of Western Juniper Seeds Studied

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Aromatic, evergreen foliage and plump, dusty-blue to nearly purple berries make western juniper appealing, whether it's a small shrub or a lofty tree. The trouble is, during the past 100 years ...


Study reveals the heavy toll anorexia takes on families

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 08, 2008 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

While the primary focus of media attention and medical treatment is the individual's battle with anorexia nervosa, research from University of Western Sydney reveals that anorexia can have a long term impact on the physical, ...


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Physicist gets buzz from better bee behaviour model

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A physicist at the University of Manchester has paved the way for better research into how honey bees choose where to live.


High fat diet increases inflammation in the mouse colon

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In mice fed a diet high in fat and low in fiber, vitamin D and calcium -- the so-called Western diet -- expression of a series of genes collectively associated with immune and inflammatory responses was altered. ...



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