Solving the Mystery of the Vanishing Bees


	Solving the Mystery of the Vanishing Bees

Silkweaver

4-8-2009 9:02 PM

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bees, complexity, ecology, environment, life

Silkweaver says:

This is a fascinating story. It is not the life of bees which is fascinating, but the vast complexity and interconectedness of life it exposes. From humans to beehives to plants to microbes, fungi, viruses, genes, metagenomics and what not. All are partaking in one orchestrated intelligent whole. This is a must read

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