Concern over honey bee declines in recent decades as well as annual losses has sparked debate over their causes and has led to hypotheses that a specific novel syndrome «Colony Collapse Disorder» (CCD) is plaguing bee populations. (sciencedaily.com)
A new report says diverse symptoms of personnel affiliated with the U.S. Embassy in Havana constitute a novel syndrome. (sciencemag.org)
12:45 - 1:00 pm: A genotype - first approach identifies gain - of - function mutations of TFE3 in a novel syndrome with intellectual disability, seizures, facial dysmorphism, short stature and obesity D. Lehalle, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon, et al (ashg.org)