NEGLIGENT, ATTENTIVE MOUSE MOTHERS SHOW BIOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES
April 09, 2008
April 09, 2008
MADISON, Wis., April 9 -- The University of Wisconsin issued the following news release:
In mice, child neglect is a product of both nature and nurture, according to a new study.
Writing in the journal PLoS ONE on April 9, researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison describe a strain of mice that exhibit unusually high rates of maternal neglect, with approximately one out of every five females failing to care for her offspring. By comparing the good mothers . . .
In mice, child neglect is a product of both nature and nurture, according to a new study.
Writing in the journal PLoS ONE on April 9, researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison describe a strain of mice that exhibit unusually high rates of maternal neglect, with approximately one out of every five females failing to care for her offspring. By comparing the good mothers . . .