Word: motherhood
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BOSTON, Mass.: Mice are genetically programmed to take care of their young, according to a study reported in the journal Cell. When scientists at the Children's Hospital in Boston bred a mutant mouse lacking the so-called motherhood gene, the mother ignored her babies after delivering them, preferring to curl up by herself in the corner of the cage. Without the mother to keep them warm, the babies soon died. The gene, known as fosB, is probably activated by the sight and smell of baby mice and sets off a host of other chemical and behavioral reactions. Mouse mothers...
BOSTON, Mass.: Mice are genetically programmed to take care of their young, according to a study reported in the journal Cell. When scientists at the Children's Hospital in Boston bred a mutant mouse lacking the so-called motherhood gene, the mother ignored her babies after delivering them, preferring to curl up by herself in the corner of the cage. Without the mother to keep them warm, the babies soon died. The gene, known as fosB, is probably activated by the sight and smell of baby mice and sets off a host of other chemical and behavioral reactions. Mouse mothers...
There are some matters we can all agree on: motherhood and apple pie--good; deadbeat dads--bad. That's why, in this time of fbi files and Little Rock, Arkansas, trials, the President decided last week to announce some new measures to collect child support, which include screening new employees who may owe money and penalizing welfare mothers who refuse to identify the fathers of their children...
...send a message to women led astray by strident feminists that it is O.K. to be "just a mom" for at least part of your life? And would she experience the delightful relief of leaving the stressful workaday (or political) world for the truly enriching and rewarding world of motherhood? Go for it, Hillary, and good luck! BONNIE PACKER Palo Alto, California Via E-mail...
...modern American family does face more pressures. Women, in most cases, must juggle the demands of career and motherhood.... Men, especially, have to accept the fact that fathering a child is one of life's profound acts...