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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Will new vaccine effectively save bees?

    Bees have been dying off in masses, and no one knows why. Bees are crucial to the food chain. Now there’s hope: a bee vaccine. The scientists who developed it say it could provide immunity against diseases that are killing some bees.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 26, 2019 • 1 min read

    Bees have been dying off in masses, and no one knows why. Bees are crucial to the food chain. Now there’s hope: a bee vaccine. The scientists who developed it say it could provide immunity against diseases that are killing some bees. We speak with scientist Annette Kleiser, CEO of the company developing the vaccine.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Michell Eloy

      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

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      Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir

      Associate producer

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      Annette Kleiser

      biologist and CEO of Dalan Animal Health

      CultureHealth & Wellness

    The full episode

    4 of 5
    What California can learn from Australia’s fire warning system
    1. 0:00How California can improve its fire warning system: Lessons from Australia
    2. 8:27Democrats don’t like Tulsi Gabbard, but the alt-right does
    3. 17:08‘The Devil Next Door’: Ford autoworker forced to stand trial for committing war crimes during the Holocaust
    4. 32:08Will new vaccine effectively save bees?You’re reading this
    5. 40:53Impending storm and new Uber rules at LAX: What’s a harried traveler to do?
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