Sentences with phrase «nonhuman mammals»

Like most adult mammals, hamsters become lactose intolerant once they are weaned — because nonhuman mammals generally do not drink milk once they stop consuming mother's milk, their bodies stop producing the enzymes necessary to breakdown milk sugars, and they lose the ability to digest milk effectively.

While studies in humans and nonhuman mammals have advanced our understanding of ACC function, the subjective correlates of ACC activity have remained largely unexplored.

Plentiful food sources are consistently linked with a male - biased sex ratio in nonhuman mammals, and a 2008 study found that British women with the best nutrition during conception were significantly more likely to give birth to boys than women with the poorest diet.

Wilhelms says the patent as granted includes not only the onco - mouse but other nonhuman mammals with added oncogenes.

Science has learned a great deal about complex social behavior by studying nonhuman mammals and primates, but parrots might have something to teach too.

The U.S. patent office has been reluctant in the past to issue patents covering human material, and Geron's U.S. application only covers cloning of nonhuman mammals.

Only humans had language; yes, but elements of language had been discovered in nonhuman mammals.

Not exact matches

Although researchers have documented these benefits in mammals, such as rats, guinea pigs and nonhuman primates, the reason for the effect has remained unclear.

The two biggest cargo carriers, under activist pressure, affirm that they will not ship research mammals and nonhuman primates

Eventually, these defenders conceded that evolutionary roots of certain cherished human cognitive abilities could indeed be found in nonhuman animals, but only in large - brained mammals, particularly in apes.

The experiment shows that precursor cells can develop into functional organs when placed within the body of an adult mammal, says Takebe, who hopes to use the technique to grow organs in nonhuman primates and eventually in humans.

Previous reports have argued that the genes that regulate brain development and function evolved much more rapidly in humans than in nonhuman primates and other mammals because of natural selection processes unique to the human lineage.

bushmeat Wild mammals eaten by people, including not only cats, Chinese bamboo rats, squirrels, badgers and civets but also nonhuman primates, such as monkeys, chimps and gorillas.

Nationwide, pet stores all fall under the Animal Welfare Act, which protects dogs, cats, monkeys (nonhuman primate mammals), guinea pigs, hamsters and rabbits.

Animals covered under this act are: Dogs, Cats, Monkeys (other nonhuman primate mammals), guinea pigs, hamsters, rabbits, and other warm - blooded animals that is intended for use in research, testing, or exhibition.