Bees Reveal Nature-Nurture Secrets

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday November 7, 2010 @07:00AM from the spare-the-rod-and-spoil-the-bee dept.

NoFear writes "The nature-nurture debate is a 'giant step' closer to being resolved after scientists studying bees documented how environmental inputs can modify our genetic hardware. The researchers uncovered extensive molecular differences in the brains of worker bees and queen bees which develop along very different paths when put on different diets. The research was led by Professor Ryszard Maleszka of The Australian National University's College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, working with colleagues from the German Cancer Institute in Heidelberg, Germany and will be published next week in the online, open access journal PLoS Biology."

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And... by Dreth · 2010-11-07 07:42 · Score: 2, Funny

When bees were asked about this study, they just cheered that they're making the news again after so long.

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Re:I think the whole nature-nurture debate is hogw by Anonymous Coward · 2010-11-07 08:16 · Score: 1, Funny

I play chess with my dog all the time. He's the only one I can beat!
We're going to solve nature vs nurture! by Mr+Pleco · 2010-11-07 08:17 · Score: 2, Funny

For BEES!
That will be totally applicable to humans.
Once we learn to fly.
And turn yellow with black stripes.
And grow bee fuzz.
And grow another pair of limbs...
Re:Bees by MokuMokuRyoushi · 2010-11-07 10:12 · Score: 3, Funny

Get cancer, or do not get cancer. There is no luck.

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Humans are terrible replicators of Godly things.