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Scientists uncovered the nutrients bees were missing — Colonies surged 15-fold

https://lemmy.zip/post/61520306

Scientists uncovered the nutrients bees were missing — Colonies surged 15-fold - Lemmy.zip

Using CRISPR-Cas9, scientists engineered a yeast to produce the nutrient feed. Farmers could have it in two years.

Show threadFUCKING_CUNO2d ago

This is both great and terrible. Great because “yay bees”, terrible because now they have a synthetic stand in for a natural process which will almost certainly be misused

Instead of just PLANTING SOME FUCKING FLOWERS

Show threadKaul
In a couple years we’ll be saying honey “doesn’t taste like it used to”
Mar 27 at 9:42pmWeb
Show threadLogi2d ago
Where I live, honey is labeled with the types of flowers that the bees were feeding on. I doubt that “yeast honey” is going to replace the “chestnut honey” any time soon.