 | What do the habits of honey bees say about our own social tendencies?
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The humble honey bee: pollinator, producer of honey, and potential key to the secrets of social interaction. Why can some bees be queen? How can a nurse bee suddenly transform into a forager, just when foragers are needed most? And how can these furry flying insects cast light on our own human behaviors? The answers lie in the interactions of genes in the honey bee genome. And Saurabh Sinha is using grid computing to seek these answers out. Read more  |