wildlife

A PhD student has created a virtual bee to help uncover new information on the behaviour of bumble bees.

The artificial intelligence gained from the insect will help inform policy-makers about cross-pollination between GM and non-GM crops.

University of Exeter student Daniel Chalk put his computer model to the test, and found the virtual and real-life bees to be very similar.

The key finding from the research is that bumble bees do not cross-pollinate between GM and non-GM crops as much as previously thought, as they do not stray very far.