http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101019171707.htm

The scientists then disassembled the bees' new home and forced groups of
> mixed-age bees to choose between three alternative nest locations, including
> the former nest box. Old bees with symptoms of senescence preferentially
> oriented toward the former nest site, despite the experience that should
> have told them that it was unusable.
>
> "Although many old bees fail in learning tasks, we also discovered that a
> few still perform with excellence," explains Daniel Münch, lead author of
> the study and a senior life sciences researcher in Norway.
>
> The scientists believe that their findings with bees offer a new means to
> model and understand the variability found in brain function between
> individuals; where some individuals' memories remain intact, while others'
> learning behavior becomes inflexible with age.
>
.

GPS for bees, maybe. Where is Jerry?

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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