Similarities found in bee and mammal social organization

Saturday, July 2, 2016 - 14:31 in Biology & Nature

New research shows similarities in the social organization of bees and mammals, and provides insight into the genetics of social behavior for other animals. These findings use sociogenomics -- a field that explores the relationship between social behavior and the genome -- to show strong similarities in socially genetic circuits common in honey bees and mammals.

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