Researchers boost insect aggression by altering brain metabolism

Tuesday, August 5, 2014 - 16:30 in Biology & Nature

Scientists report they can crank up insect aggression simply by interfering with a basic metabolic pathway in the insect brain. Their study, of fruit flies and honey bees, shows a direct, causal link between brain metabolism (how the brain generates the energy it needs to function) and aggression.

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