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  • Genomic study explores evolution of gentle ‘killer bees’ in Puerto Rico

    Nov 16, 2017 9:15 am by Diana YatesResearch
    Matthew Hudson, Arian Avalos, Gene Robinson and their colleagues found genomic signatures associated with the evolution of gentle behavior in Puerto Rico’s Africanized honey bees. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

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    • Matthew Hudson, Arian Avalos, Gene Robinson and their colleagues found genomic signatures associated with the evolution of gentle behavior in Puerto Rico’s Africanized honey bees. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

    The new findings offer a bit of hope for the beleaguered beekeeping industry, the researchers said.