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Female flies are targeted specifically, because their maternal instincts are exploited: the bigger the corpse, the better the resource for their offspring.
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Grrlscientist, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Roz rescues wildlife in a Noah’s Ark analogue, then goes from being a disingenuous Christ figure offering sacrifice and promise (but no resurrection) to a mawkish maternal figure.
—Armond White, National Review, 26 Feb. 2025
High or low body weight as young as age 10 and maternal smoking around birth were found to affect health and mortality many decades later.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
One of Keck’s biggest focuses in recent years has been around maternal health inequities, something that disproportionally impacts Black and Latina patients.
—Ian Thomas, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
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Grrlscientist, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Roz rescues wildlife in a Noah’s Ark analogue, then goes from being a disingenuous Christ figure offering sacrifice and promise (but no resurrection) to a mawkish maternal figure.
—Armond White, National Review, 26 Feb. 2025
High or low body weight as young as age 10 and maternal smoking around birth were found to affect health and mortality many decades later.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
One of Keck’s biggest focuses in recent years has been around maternal health inequities, something that disproportionally impacts Black and Latina patients.
—Ian Thomas, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Maternal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maternal. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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