{"691070":{"#nid":"691070","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"A \u2018Safe\u2019 Pesticide Is Damaging Bumblebee DNA, Study Finds","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0147651326004306?__cf_chl_rt_tk=2q8uD8uXh84kCL9YRNH1YfYT14Uau.i3L9.GjAXSJTA-1783612574-1.0.1.1-xNgsX9ZYBnnQAbWCthPkMwJ8fMq.KwVoNqcG3UmFYVs\u0022\u003Erecent study\u003C\/a\u003E by researchers from Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Biological Sciences reveals a new connection between sulfoxaflor \u2014 a next-generation pesticide \u2014 and disruptions to bumblebee reproduction and gene expression. And while its use may be well-intentioned, it\u0027s also crippling the DNA of many worker bees responsible for our pollination. This link matters more than ever as the world slowly watches our pollinators meet an uncertain fate.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EA similar story appeared in \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scitechdaily.com\/common-pesticide-alters-bumblebee-genes-threatening-future-pollination\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESciTech Daily\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0147651326004306?__cf_chl_rt_tk=2q8uD8uXh84kCL9YRNH1YfYT14Uau.i3L9.GjAXSJTA-1783612574-1.0.1.1-xNgsX9ZYBnnQAbWCthPkMwJ8fMq.KwVoNqcG3UmFYVs\u0022\u003Erecent study\u003C\/a\u003E by researchers from Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Biological Sciences reveals a new connection between sulfoxaflor \u2014 a next-generation pesticide \u2014 and disruptions to bumblebee reproduction and gene expression. And while its use may be well-intentioned, it\u0027s also crippling the DNA of many worker bees responsible for our pollination. This link matters more than ever as the world slowly watches our pollinators meet an uncertain fate.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EA similar story appeared in \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scitechdaily.com\/common-pesticide-alters-bumblebee-genes-threatening-future-pollination\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESciTech Daily\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"36583","created_gmt":"2026-07-09 16:04:36","changed_gmt":"2026-07-09 19:59:55","author":"lvidal7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"A-Z Animals","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/science\/articles\/safe-pesticide-damaging-bumblebee-dna-120200947.html","dateline":{"date":"2026-06-26T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-06-26T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"154","name":"Environment"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"176736","name":"Pesticides"},{"id":"23911","name":"bees"},{"id":"192249","name":"cos-community"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}