>The conventional thinking seems to get lots of money, but keeps coming up
empty.

Can't agree with that assessment, Allen.  I don't know of anyone working on
prions, but "conventional" investigation has hardly come up "empty."  As
far as I see, "conventional" suspects can explain most colony losses (I'm
in agreement with Bob here).

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

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