Essential sterols from engineered yeast prevent honeybee colony population decline
Elynor Moore, Raquel T. de Sousa, Stella Felsinger, Jonathan Asmund Arnesen, Jane Dannow Dyekjær, Dudley I. Farman, Rui F S Gonçalves, Philip C. Stevenson, Irina Borodina, Geraldine A. Wright
This paper shows that engineered yeast producing essential sterols can improve honeybee colony health and brood rearing when added to pollen substitutes.
bioRxiv · Dec 9, 2024 · PreprintSynthetic Biology