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The sorrow of bees

23 mins | May 28, 2017
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They have feelings too, and scientists should respect them. Research is showing that invertebrates and insects like bees have feelings too. Heather Swan, a teacher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, explores the work of scientists who are trying to save bees but have to torture them to do so. Must grief be part of experimental design?

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