Comments on: Proved by Science: Sleepy Bees Are Sloppy Dancers http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/12/14/proved-by-science-sleepy-bees-are-sloppy-dancers/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day's most compelling topics. Tue, 22 May 2012 17:56:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Eliza Strickland http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/12/14/proved-by-science-sleepy-bees-are-sloppy-dancers/comment-page-1/#comment-509850 Eliza Strickland Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:29:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=23739#comment-509850 @ Matt B: whoops, sorry for that nonsensical typo. We meant "non-magnetic metal." I fixed it. -- Eliza, DISCOVER online news editor @ Matt B: whoops, sorry for that nonsensical typo. We meant “non-magnetic metal.” I fixed it.

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]]> By: Kristen http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/12/14/proved-by-science-sleepy-bees-are-sloppy-dancers/comment-page-1/#comment-503793 Kristen Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:36:31 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=23739#comment-503793 This could be an important study - especially if we link exposure to radiation from cellphone towers etc. to sleeplessness in bees. We know that humans are experiencing disruptions in sleep patterns, the cause(s) of which are at present unexplained. Could bees be suffering from disrupted sleep patterns as well due to radiation exposure that is on an unprecedented scale? I was sad to see the space radiation research project get scrubbed because of PETA protests. Was hoping there would be some correlations to radiation exposure and sleep disruption, cancer, diabetes and other increasingly common, mysterious heath issues. This could be an important study – especially if we link exposure to radiation from cellphone towers etc. to sleeplessness in bees. We know that humans are experiencing disruptions in sleep patterns, the cause(s) of which are at present unexplained. Could bees be suffering from disrupted sleep patterns as well due to radiation exposure that is on an unprecedented scale? I was sad to see the space radiation research project get scrubbed because of PETA protests. Was hoping there would be some correlations to radiation exposure and sleep disruption, cancer, diabetes and other increasingly common, mysterious heath issues.

]]> By: Matt B. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/12/14/proved-by-science-sleepy-bees-are-sloppy-dancers/comment-page-1/#comment-500305 Matt B. Tue, 14 Dec 2010 18:45:37 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=23739#comment-500305 Um, "non-metallic metal"? Um, “non-metallic metal”?

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