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March Mammal Madness 2018

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AND THE CHAMPION IS.... (artwork by Princess Pricklepants ) 2nd seed Ambelodon vs 1st seed Pygmy Hippo: EYEING ME, SPYING ME, ROLL OUT! In the final showdown of the tournament we found our combatants in the Cloud Forest of Colombia (specifically the World Heritage designated Los Katios National Park). The forest habitat felt very at home to the Hippo, although some huffing & puffing due to the altitude. Having mostly coasted through the tournament the hippo was in fine fettle and excited to do a relaxing river float. Amebelodon, a relative of modern-day elephants that went extinct ~5 million years ago known as "shovel-tuskers" for their enlarged lower jaw, had a more grueling journey to the championship. With torn muscle from dancing with Doedicurus and a busted trumpet from the wrangle tangle with Orinoco Crocodile, Amebelodon could not risk any further damage over a a resource widely-available in this particular habitat- water. After a staredown-standoff, Amebelodon amb...
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When Fat is Fabulous: Mother’s Milk & Infant Neurodevelopment

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Fat is back, baby !  After a pretty extensive smear campaign, fats are now recognized to be necessary for a healthy, balanced adult diet.  But for infants,   LL Cool J  said it best- “Don’t call it a comeback, I’ve been here for years!” Fats have always been an essential constituent in mother’s milk and in the last decade specific fatty acids have been added to commercial formula. The lion’s share of research effort in the topic of early nutrition has been dedicated to fatty acids and cognition . This is because fatty acids, made from phospholipids and triglycerides, are critical structural components of the brain. More to the Story: Phospholipids                       A recent pilot study conducted by colleagues in Japan suggests that formula fortified with a particular phospholipid may confer some benefits for infant neurodevelopment and function. Sphingomyelin is a phospholipid, and in rats, contributes...
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