SWEET SUCCESS: Scientists Develop Honey-Based Bee DNA Test To Monitor Hive Health

Illustrative image: Honeybee harvesting pollen and carrying it to its pollen basket. Note: Licensed photo. (Yannis Varouhakis (instagram.com/varouhakis)/Newsflash) Illustrative image: Honeybee harvesting pollen and carrying it to its pollen basket. Note: Licensed photo. (Yannis Varouhakis (instagram.com/varouhakis)/Newsflash)
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30 May 2022
Scientists have developed an innovative method to examine DNA traces in honey which could help with the early identification of health problems in a hive as a deadly new disease variant cuts a swathe through global populations. The new test will be able to help identify potential diseases...