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World's First Honey Bee Vaccine Seeks to Save Dying Pollinators
World's First Honey Bee Vaccine Seeks to Save Dying Pollinators
By Kati Pohjanpalo
December 6, 2018, 3:35 AM EST
Dalial Freitak observes a frame with bees in Helsinki in 2016. Source: Taina Stark
A growing number of honey bees die each year due to pesticides, vanishing habitats, poor nutrition and climate change, with potentially disastrous consequences for agriculture and natural diversity.
Now, scientists at the University of Helsinki have developed the first edible vaccine against microbial infections, hoping to save at least some of the pollinators.
"We might be right now at a tipping point, without even realizing it,” Dalial Freitak, the lead scientist on the project, said in an interview on Wednesday. “We’ve been taking the pollination services for granted for so long. These insects are not there, they are disappearing.”
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By Kati Pohjanpalo
December 6, 2018, 3:35 AM EST
• Scientists in Helsinki have created an edible vaccine for bees
• Regulatory hurdles mean commercial availability is years away
Dalial Freitak observes a frame with bees in Helsinki in 2016. Source: Taina Stark
A growing number of honey bees die each year due to pesticides, vanishing habitats, poor nutrition and climate change, with potentially disastrous consequences for agriculture and natural diversity.
Now, scientists at the University of Helsinki have developed the first edible vaccine against microbial infections, hoping to save at least some of the pollinators.
"We might be right now at a tipping point, without even realizing it,” Dalial Freitak, the lead scientist on the project, said in an interview on Wednesday. “We’ve been taking the pollination services for granted for so long. These insects are not there, they are disappearing.”
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I see the first bee disease they are tackling is "American...." Good old American influence around the world!
