None of the comments I can write are able to put this election into perspective; the true chronicle of this election will write itself. The people of the United States of America have elected a visionary new leader- Barack Obama.The election is a testament to the ideals that brought my ancestors to this country less [...]
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I managed to watch most of the recent National Geographic special title “Stress: Portrait of a Killer” on PBS last night. The program itself was an excellent summary of the effects of psychological stress on physiology in both humans and nonhuman primates. Robert Sapolsky’s research on stress response in wild baboons served as the jumping [...]
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Welcome readers to “Beast Ape & the Bleeding Heart Baboons.” For those of you new to my blog, BA&BHB is foremost a science blog. Since I am graduate student focusing on primate behavioral ecology & endocrinology, my writing will focus on biological/ behavioral sciences, with a few extras. Please refer to the “About” section for [...]
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