A transmissible RNA pathway in honey bees
Eyal Maori, Yael Garbian, Vered Kunik, Rita Mozes-Koch, Osnat Malka, Haim Kalev, Niv Sabath, Ilan Sela, Sharoni Shafir
The paper demonstrates horizontal RNA transfer in honey bees via royal and worker jelly, showing dsRNA spreads systemically and triggers gene knockdown across generations.
Cell Reports · May 1, 2019Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology