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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nilima Marshall

Current insecticide safety tests inadequate, research suggests

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Tests currently used to assess the safety of insecticides are inadequate and bees may potentially be affected more than previously thought, according to scientists.

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) found that bees have different versions of a nerve cell receptor that is targeted by insecticides.

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