News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics).
In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss:
- Kinda Baboons and how their social structure affects their development
- How whale brains are protected through their special blood vessels
- Testosterone - a cuddling hormone?!
- Dogs and their ability to smell when we're stressed out
Links to all these stories can be found below
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Resources & Links:
- Study: Baby Kinda baboons become independent faster if moms are social, dominant (phys.org)
- Study Finds That Testosterone Promotes “Cuddling” (scitechdaily.com)
- Clumps of blood vessels protect dolphin and whale brains during dives | Science News
- Dogs can smell when we're stressed out, a new study shows (nbcnews.com)
- Tour an Animal Research Laboratory
- Americans for Medical Progress
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