MicroRNAs: Nature’s secret ingredient
The Secret Ingredient That Stops Honeybees From Becoming Queens Learning more about how these molecules can affect species in different kingdoms — like plants and insects or plants and humans — could help identify therapeutic applications for cancer treatments or to suppress allergic reactions, Dr. Askenase said. “Some important biological problems could now be addressed with this new knowledge of how nature works,” he said. Plant microRNAs in larval food regulate honeybee caste development Overall, our study uncovered a new…