Life sciences/Immunology/Immune disorders
BOSTON – For bee researchers like May Berenbaum, 2006 was the year an international consortium of researchers published the first full sequence of the honeybee genome, offering a unique and long-sought glimpse at the biological quirks of an insect that shares a productive history with humans.
Crop scientists think the newly-discovered protein could lead to ways to block the infection and grow rice using fewer pesticides.