Scientist of bees gets genius grant

Latest MacArthur Fellows include: ((And David Simon, but that’s another story.))

Marla Spivak … an entomologist who is developing practical applications to protect honey bee populations from decimation by disease while making fundamental contributions to our understanding of bee biology.

A pedant speaks: Let’s hope she can also tackle some of the diseases that do more than decimate.

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