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Biology
5 articles
Apicultura·Biology·May 20, 2023
The Democracy of Bees
The democracy of bees is real: through the waggle dance, the hive votes on its new home, proving group decisions beat the queen's command.
4 min read
Biology·Science & Tech·May 18, 2023
Your Next Hard Drive Will Be Made of DNA!
Scientists already stored video, books, and a GIF inside DNA, and one gram could hold 215 petabytes: your next hard drive may be biological.
2 min read
Apicultura·Biology·May 29, 2021
How to catch a swarm of melipon bees, also called "stingless bees".
How to catch a swarm of stingless melipona bees, which lack a sting but bite fiercely, plus what meliponiculture beginners must know first.
1 min read
Apicultura·Biology·May 29, 2021
How to catch swarms of wild bees, without getting hurt?
How to catch a swarm of wild bees without getting hurt, where the real trick is making absolutely sure you have captured the queen first.
1 min read
Biology·Science & Tech·June 27, 2017
Dangerous pharmaceutical patents and the most hated man in the world. Are we turning to generic drugs?
Pharmaceutical patents explain why a forest plant that cures can never beat a lab-made pill, and why Martin Shkreli became the world's most hated man.
4 min read