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Re: How queens are made
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randy oliver <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 30 Aug 2015 10:19:03 -0700
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> Re: A dietary phytochemical alters caste-associated gene expression in
> honey bees
> http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/advances/1/7/e1500795.full.pdf


Although I greatly respect the authors, I've got some problems with the
interpretation.  In the first place, worker larvae can be raised just fine
without any beebread, pollen, or honey.  And the degree of gene up or down
regulation (as well as those specifically involved in queen determination)
was small or contrary to expectation.  I'm waiting before I draw
conclusions from this study.

-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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