Researchers at the University of Oxford engineered yeast to produce essential nutrients found in pollen, creating a supplement that increased honeybee colony reproduction by up to 15 times in controlled trials. The breakthrough addresses malnutrition caused by climate change and intensive farming reducing flower availability, potentially strengthening bee populations critical to global food production.
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Researchers at the University of Oxford engineered yeast to produce essential nutrients found in pollen, creating a supplement that increased honeybee colony reproduction by up to 15 times in controlled trials. The breakthrough addresses malnutrition caused by climate change and intensive farming reducing flower availability, potentially strengthening bee populations critical to global food production.