Thu. 01/05 - A Vaccine For The Queen Bee

<p><strong><em>A vaccine for bees. Plus, the Japanese government will pay families to leave Tokyo. And a device that doesn’t let you type “LOL” unless you actually laughed out loud. </em></strong></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/04/honeybee-vaccine-first-approved" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US government approves use of world’s first vaccine for honeybees</a> (The Guardian)</li><li><a href="https://www.iflscience.com/world-first-vaccine-for-honeybees-gets-approved-in-the-us-66952" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">World-First Vaccine For Honeybees Gets Approved In The US</a> (IFL Science)</li><li><a href="https://beeinformed.org/2022/07/27/united-states-honey-bee-colony-losses-2021-2022-preliminary-results-from-the-bee-informed-partnership/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">United States Honey Bee Colony Losses 2021-2022: Preliminary Results From The Bee Informed Partnership</a> (Bee Informed)</li><li><a href="https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/animal-health-literacy/helping-agricultures-helpful-honey-bees" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Helping Agriculture's Helpful Honey Bees</a> (FDA)</li><li><a href="https://www.npr.org/transcripts/825305756" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why Are Bees Dying? It's Not What You Might Think : Short Wave</a> (NPR, 2020)</li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/03/million-yen-per-child-to-leave-tokyo-japans-offer-to-families" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Japanese government offers families 1m yen a child to leave Tokyo</a> (The Guardian)</li><li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-03/families-offered-several-million-yen-to-move-out-of-tokyo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Families Offered Several Million Yen to Move Out of Tokyo</a> (Bloomberg)</li><li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/03/japanese-families-reportedly-set-to-receive-1-million-yen-per-child-for-moving-out-of-tokyo.html" rel="noopener