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For baboons, a mother's history of hardship can have lasting effects on her kids too

September 24, 2019 0 Comments animals, Breastfeeding, Child Psychology, Children's Health, Infant and Preschool Learning, Mating and Breeding, Monkeys, Parenting, Teen Health

Numerous studies show that children who had a rough start in life are more likely to have health problems later on. The pattern isn't unique to humans. But for baboons, the impacts aren't just borne by one generation — the next generation bears the brunt as well. A study finds that a baboon mother's early trauma is linked to shorter lifespans for her kids, even if they grew up more carefree than she did.

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Child's gluten intake during infancy, rather than mother's during pregnancy, linked to increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes

September 18, 2019 0 Comments Children's Health, Developmental Biology, Diabetes, Diet and Weight Loss, Food, Mating and Breeding, mice, Pregnancy and Childbirth

New research shows that a child's intake of gluten at age 18 months is associated with a 46% increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes for each extra 10g of gluten consumed.

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New tool improves beekeepers' overwintering odds and bottom line

September 18, 2019 0 Comments Agriculture and Food, animals, Biology, Extreme Survival, Food and Agriculture, Insects (including Butterflies), Invasive Species, Mating and Breeding

A new tool can predict the odds that honey bee colonies overwintered in cold storage will be large enough to rent for almond pollination in February. Identifying which colonies will not be worth spending dollars to overwinter can improve beekeepers' bottom line.

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Scientists identify previously unknown 'hybrid zone' between hummingbird species

September 17, 2019 0 Comments Endangered Animals, Evolutionary Biology, Extinction, Fish, Mating and Breeding, Nature, New Species, Wild Animals

We usually think of a species as being reproductively isolated — that is, not mating with other species in the wild. Occasionally, however, closely related species do interbreed. New research documents the existence of a previously undiscovered hybrid zone along the coasts of California and Oregon where two related bird hummingbirds are blurring species boundaries, and researchers hope that studying cases such as this one could improve their understanding of how biodiversity is created and maintained.

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For lemurs, sex role reversal may get its start in the womb

September 16, 2019 0 Comments Animal Learning and Intelligence, Behavioral Science, Endangered Animals, Genetics, Mammals, Mating and Breeding, Molecular Biology, Monkeys

In lemur society, it's not males but the females who are in charge. A new study of the role of hormones in aggression in lemurs from before birth to adulthood suggests female domination gets wired early, while lemurs are still in the womb.