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Asexual reproduction to make female worker bees
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Brian Rogers <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 9 Jun 2016 23:30:29 -0400
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Interesting story in the news today...
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/10/science/bees-asexual-south-africa.html?_r=0

Study referenced in story can be found at: 
http://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1006097

"But in this particular bee, the workers lay eggs that self-fertilize and become female workers in their home colonies or the hives they invade."  -Dr. Matthew Webster

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