Honey-bee aggression study suggests nurture alters nature

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Behavior, Biology | Posted on 22-08-2009

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A new study reveals that changes in gene expression in the brain of the honey bee in response to an immediate threat have much in common with more long-term and even evolutionary differences in honey-bee aggression. The findings lend support to the idea that nurture (an organism’s environment) may ultimately influence nature (its genetic inheritance).

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