In a message dated 03/08/2008 19:05:16 GMT Standard Time,
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To say that studying
viruses in honeybees is a waste of time is like saying that studying
individual bees is a waste of time because it is the colony we should be
focusing on.
The study could be extended to other arthropods as I understand that
honeybee viruses in some cases have analogues in crustacea for example. This might
share the cost or introduce new sources of research funding.
Chris
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