Scientists have developed a breakthrough “superfood” for honeybees by engineering yeast to produce the essential nutrients normally found in pollen. In controlled trials, colonies fed this specially designed diet produced up to 15 times more young, showing a dramatic boost in reproduction and overall health. As climate change and modern agriculture reduce the availability of natural pollen, this innovation could offer a practical way to support struggling bee populations.

Using CRISPR-Cas9, scientists engineered a yeast to produce the nutrient feed. Farmers could have it in two years.

  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    21 hours ago

    But Brawndo has the electrolites that plants crave!

    Just in case the joke is too far of a stretch to make the connection, what I’m saying is the obvious simple solution isn’t profitable.

    They’d rather sell you a solution that doesn’t actually work, then give you a solution that works that they can’t make profit on.