A Honey Bee Feeds on a Flower (IMAGE)

Arizona State University

A Honey Bee Feeds on a Flower

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With the discovery of how bees naturally vaccinate their babies, researchers can now develop the first vaccine for insects. This vaccine could be used to fight serious diseases that decimate beehives. This is an important development for food production.

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Christofer Bang

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