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Virus May Be the Cause of Bee Disappearance

Beekeepers across the country have been opening their hives to find that the bees have vanished. A recent study suggests that a newly-discovered virus may be to blame. One of the paper's authors discusses the study and what it might take to stop the decline of the honeybee.

Diana Cox-Foster, professor of entomology, Penn State University

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