Sweet insights into the bees' sense of taste
11/12/2020![The egg came first. Then the bee larvae grow up in the incubator and are regularly fed with a pipette. The sense of taste of adult honey bees is examined via their antennae.](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/3/csm_1112degirmenci-collage_98da350ad3.jpg)
Scientists at the University of Würzburg have switched off a sugar receptor gene of the honey bee using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing. Their study provides new insights into the taste perception of these insects.
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