Bees Spark Brain Research BuzzThe Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), 8/21/2008
Ever wondered what goes on inside a bee's brain?
Well, the buzz is some Queensland scientists are going to try to find out. Because they believe the honeybee could hold secrets to treating diseases like Parkinsons, Alzheimers, stroke and depression.
The world's largest indoor, climate-controlled insect flight-testing facility was today opened at the University of Queensland to unlock the secrets of one of the tiniest brains in nature.
They know already that it has many of the characteristics of human grey matter.
The $2.5 million All Weather Bee Flight Facility, housed at the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI), will allow scientists to study the behaviour, brain function and brain development of the bee…
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