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Cell Phones Aren't Killing Bees After All

Posted by Zonk on from the most-reassuring dept.

radioweather writes "A couple of weeks ago, there was a nutty idea discussed in The Independent that claimed the electromagnetic radiation from cell phones was causing bees to become disoriented, preventing them from returning to the hive. The flimsy cell phone argument was used to explain Colony Collapse Disorder. Today the LA Times reports that researchers at UC San Francisco have uncovered what they believe to be the real culprit: a parasitic fungus. Other researchers said Wednesday that they too had found the fungus, a single-celled parasite called Nosema ceranae, in affected hives from around the country."

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  1. I blame the bees... by BenSchuarmer · · Score: 5, Funny

    they shouldn't use cell phones while flying.

  2. More proof of global warming by lessthan0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Of course, it is global warming. Both directly and indirectly making the bad fungus thrive this far north of the equator. All problems are related to global warming. No need to study anything anymore.

  3. A simple solution - make them stronger by... by csoto · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...mating them with heartier wild bees from... AFRICA! Yeah! That'll do it!

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  4. Re:Everyone repeat after me: by Itninja · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh, I'm pretty sure it does. Everybody knows that umbrellas make it rain. It's just common sense. But I guess you elite Harvard liberals wouldn't know much about that. /end sarcasm

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