Scientists have developed a breakthrough “superfood” for honeybees by engineering yeast to produce the essential nutrients normally found in pollen. In controlled trials, colonies fed this specially designed diet produced up to 15 times more young, showing a dramatic boost in reproduction and overall health. As climate change and modern agriculture reduce the availability of natural pollen, this innovation could offer a practical way to support struggling bee populations.

Using CRISPR-Cas9, scientists engineered a yeast to produce the nutrient feed. Farmers could have it in two years.

  • nomad@infosec.pubEnglish
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    1 day ago

    I like paying for a strip of land that it maintained for nature. That’s a great use of taxes IMHO.

    • bstix@feddit.dkEnglish
      11·
      1 day ago

      No doubt. But why does the farmer get the money? It would make more sense for the government to buy the land back for good.

      • nomad@infosec.pubEnglish
        1·
        7 hours ago

        Rotating crops and rotating strips and the free choice to plant something else or flowers. Its just an incentive, not a communistic wonderland.