Category Archives: Genetics
Expressing Genes
What the heck is Gene Expression? Researchers working at the University of Illinois are tricking honey bees in order to learn about something called Gene Expression. As if the poor bugs don’t have enough to worry about, scientists are fooling … Continue reading
Posted in Bee Biology, Genetics, Science
Tagged bee communication, DNA, Gene Robinson
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Ireland’s Native Black Bees
Good news: the indigenous black honey bee is making a come-back. The native honey bee was deemed extinct in some parts of Ireland, but in 2012, researchers found it in various pockets in Ireland and throughout the British Isles – … Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping, Genetics, Travels
Tagged Apis mellifera mellifera, black bees, Galtee Queen Breeding, Ireland, Senator Bill Graham, South Carolina
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