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  • Brain gene expression patterns predict behavior of individual honey bees

    Dec 22, 2020 10:00 am by Diana YatesResearch
    graphic by M. B. Vincent show bee fitted with microchip on its back

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    • graphic by M. B. Vincent show bee fitted with microchip on its back

    Researchers used barcodes to track individual honey bees in a study that looked for parallels between the bees’ foraging and egg-laying behavior and patterns of gene expression in their brains.