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Honeybee gene specifies collective behavior, research shows

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Researchers at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf investigated how bees' behavior is genetically programmed.

They found an answer in what is known as the doublesex gene (dsx) Behavioral interactions between organisms are fundamental and often inherited.

Researchers used CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors to modify or switch off the dsx gene in bees.

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