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John Trumble and Kristen Hladun, University of California - Riverside

Caption: While John Trumble (standing) looks on, Kristen Hladun uses a syringe to dose honey bee foragers with a sugar solution containing selenium, a plant-accumulated pollutant, to study how the toxin alters their behavior.

Credit: UCR Strategic Communications

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