Stockton Biology News & Views

Current events in the life sciences from students enrolled in Biology courses at Stockton University

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Breast-Fed Babies May Have Longer Telomeres, Tied to Longevity

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There are many positive outcome when breast-feeding a baby during their first six weeks of life, for example a child will develop a healthie...

"Mama Dolphins Sing Their Name to Babies in the Womb"

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New reasearch suggests that mother dolphins sing their own name to babies in the womb slightly before and up to two weeks after birth. Its t...
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"Gene Therapy Will Cure You, or Your Money Back!"

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For the first time ever, doctors in Italy are offering commercial gene therapy to people inflicted with rare diseases. The procedures come ...
Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Lizards that Bleed Green????

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 Zachary Rodriguez is the scientist who discovered that the Prasinohaema lizards of New Guinea have what as he describes lime green blood. u...
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Environmental Impacts on Fertility

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Declining sperm quality has been identified in 5 separate breeds of dogs.  The dogs tested are from a center in England that breeds, rais...
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Attempts at Saving the Vaquita

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The effects that the fishing industry has on various species in the ocean has been in the news for years.  The vaquita is a tiny porpoise ...

Ability for a Smoother Horseback Ride is from a Mutation

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The Vikings may be the ones to thank for the ability to have an easier ride while horseback riding.  Scientists have traced the event to...
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G. F. Barbato
I was originally trained as a Quantitative Geneticist [Va. Tech] and worked for Holly Farms Breeders, N.C. (back in the day!). I subsequently received post-doctoral training in Nutritional Biochemistry [Columbia] and Protein Chemistry [Rutgers]. I was on faculty at Penn State in the Department of Poultry Science from 1987-2009. I have an active genetical and statistical consulting business and am currently an Associate Professor at Stockton University.
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