http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120916160845.htm According to Andy Feinberg, M.D., M.P.H., Gilman scholar, professor of > molecular medicine and director of the Center for Epigenetics at Hopkins' > Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences, the addition of DNA methylation to > genes has long been shown to play an important role in regulating gene > activity in changing biological systems, like fate determination in stem > cells or the creation of cancer cells. Curious about how epigenetics might > contribute to behavior, he and his team studied a tried-and-true model of > animal behavior: bees. > Very interesting article that goes well beyond bee behavior. Bill Truesdell Bath, Maine *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm