Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Queen bee eats her way to the top

Honey bees begin life with the same genotype, and yet the queen bee develops a different anatomy and social role. How is this possible?

The secret lies in the queen bee's diet. Watch a video of Biology Chair Victor Corces describing this striking example of epigenetics during the recent predictive health symposium:

Related:
DNA is not destiny

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