Brazilian researchers complete sequencing of native stingless bee genome
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 - 06:30
in Biology & Nature
A consortium of researchers funded by Brazil's National Council for Scientific and Technological Development and FAPESP has sequenced the genome of Frieseomelitta varia, a native stingless bee (common name: marmelada). The feat extends scientists' understanding of the evolution of stingless bees (Meliponini) and paves the way for the breeding of commercially useful species.