Jürgen Kaube is delighted about this week's publications on bees (FAZ, 26.10.2006). Four major scientific journals published on them, the same day (Science, Nature, PNAS, Genome Research), to announce the decoding of the DNA of apis mellifera, coll. the bee.
Where does the enthusiasm come from? Well, for Kaube it's an example on our interest and fascination in pure science (not the applied thing). "You can talk on honey bees without an end - and you won't boost our business location, open a new perspective, won't make it to a panel discussion, foster our competitive position. We won't get any healthier by research into bees and unraveling the makings of a beehive won't help us to sustain in future. Hence, why do we have an interest into it? " asks Kaube. Well, must be something related to the fact that we are no bees and draw honey from fruits that are of no simple use.
Where does the enthusiasm come from? Well, for Kaube it's an example on our interest and fascination in pure science (not the applied thing). "You can talk on honey bees without an end - and you won't boost our business location, open a new perspective, won't make it to a panel discussion, foster our competitive position. We won't get any healthier by research into bees and unraveling the makings of a beehive won't help us to sustain in future. Hence, why do we have an interest into it? " asks Kaube. Well, must be something related to the fact that we are no bees and draw honey from fruits that are of no simple use.