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Southwest Primate Center "Celebrates" 10 Years

Critter News

Comuzzie, a nationally prominent obesity researcher and geneticist at Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, recently induced metabolic syndrome — risk factors associated with the human epidemic of diabetes and heart disease — by making the baboons' high-fat diet tastier and adding a sweet drink flavored with high-fructose corn syrup.

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A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia: A Book Review by a Penguin Groupie

10,000 Birds

Human habitation and industry had an almost devastating effect on this area. There are eleven types of plant habitats, including Bog, Mire, and four kinds of grasslands. As I said at the start of this review, you don’t have to be planning a cruise through the South Ocean to invest in knowledge about South Georgia.

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