A couple of years ago I posted a blog about honey bee genetics after some of the wild speculation about GMO crops and cell phones being involved in the demise of the honey bee. This proved to be one of my most read blog postings. Today (October 24,2008), a headline in the Vancouver Sun announces that Genome B.C. is launching a $2.8-million research project that will investigate ways to halt the worldwide decline in bees. The three year study will be looking at bee genomics with regard to predicting and selecting bees that are more resistant to the mites and associated virus that seems to be involved with the decline of the bees. UBC biochemistry professor Leonard Foster will be leading the project. Certainly as more information is revealed, I will post more on this very popular topic.