Finding an elusive mutation that turns altruism into selfish behavior among honeybees

(Molecular Biology and Evolution (Oxford University Press)) For the first time, a group led by Denise Aumer and Eckart Stolle, at the Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg's Institute of Biology, have finally found the root cause responsible for thelytoky syndrome--which dramatically turns bees from altruistic helpers to selfish mercenaries.

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