Episode 805
Bee microbiome smells tell nestmates apart
The bacteria they carry, rather than the genetics of an individual bee, is what enables bees to recognise their colony members...
Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast · The Naked Scientists
October 26, 20204m 0s
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Show Notes
How do bees recognise who's a bona fide member of the nest and who is an impostor? It turns out that it's down to the bacteria they carry inside them... Eva Higginbotham heard how Cassondra Vernier at Washington University in St Louis has figured it out with her colleague Yehuda Ben-Shahar... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Topics
BEEpheromonemicrobiomeCassondra VernierYehuda Ben-Shaharodournestmatecolony membersmell