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[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 60 points 1 month ago (2 children)

TL;DR: They found six sterols found in pollen could be produced from engineered yeast and increased brood production dramatically. The article talks about them as essential nutrients but is it possible they are signaling molecules affecting bee behavior?

[–] Deebster@programming.dev 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Your second sentence is your own thoughts, not part of the tldr summary, right? I think you should make that separation clear (in Wikipedia terms, I'm flagging this as "original research").

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io -2 points 1 month ago

Yes, it was. I could add a paragraph break by editing.

But I won't.

[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

True. Sterols are a subset of steroids. I guess my question was what is the important function of those sterols in promoting progeny production?

[–] WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Pretty sure you misread the article, it said pierogi production.

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 1 points 1 month ago

This is why bees are so important to our food supply.

[–] MeThisGuy@feddit.nl 1 points 1 month ago

also important