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Category Archives: Animals

Good news for lactose-intolerance sufferers

October 3, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Researchers in New Zealand genetically engineered a cow that can produce hypoallergenic milk. The calf’s milk lacks milk protein beta-lactoglobulin or BGL, which is what causes allergic reactions in humans and […]

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Animals, Genetics, Medicine, Science News

View from the rainforest floor

October 2, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

We don’t find much biodiversity around Chicago’s neighborhoods and parks, unless of course, you happen to stroll into Lincoln Park Zoo. But even the zoo can’t compare to the richness […]

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Animals, Ecology

Playing nice has its perks… if you’re a baboon

October 2, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Nice guys might finish last, but what about nice girls? Being nice to others in baboon populations may mean a longer, healthier life for females according to a study by […]

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Working to bring back the peregrine

October 2, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

It’s not very often you can follow along with scientists’ work. Typically you just read about it when the study results are released and someone like Scientific American breaks it […]

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Animals, Ecology, Science in Chicago, Science News

The Buzzing Dead

September 25, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

It might sound like science fiction… or at the very least a show on AMC. The first case of “zombie bees” in honeybee populations was discovered in 2008, but now […]

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Animals, Ecology, Science News

A sad day at the National Zoo

September 24, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Just six days ago, the National Zoo and animal lovers everywhere were thrilled at the birth of a female giant panda cub to mother Mei Xiang. Yesterday, the cub died. […]

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Animals, Science News

Immaculate conception? Not quite

September 19, 2012by Lindsey Reiser 1 Comment

Did you know that certain vertebrates (animals with backbones and spinal columns, basically the higher orders of animal life) can reproduce as virgins? Female snakes, sharks and some birds sometimes […]

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Animals, Ecology

Two new zoo additions: A panda and a… liliger?

September 17, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Yes, you read that correctly. It’s LIliger, not liger. And it’s what you get when a lion mates with a liger. The cub, named Kiara, was born last month in […]

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Animals, Science News

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