Angry bees: Insect aggression boosted by altering brain metabolism
Wednesday, August 6, 2014 - 03:31
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.