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Nature 443, 893 (26 October 2006) | doi:10.1038/443893a; Published online 25 October 2006

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Honeybee genome offers insight into social behaviour.

Could an insect help us understand why some people are daredevils, or why others are overweight? Scientists who have sequenced and analysed the genome of the western honeybee Apis mellifera say it might.

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