Valerie,
Contact the New York Times author and point out the misspelling. I often
have emailed newspaper authors about articles they have written
commenting on the article. All have been very receptive to my comments
and have emailed me back with their appreciation.
Jan Aken RN IBCLC

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> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 1:34 PM
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> Subject: matrotrophy, the correct spelling and definition
> 
> Many thanks Claire for clarifying the spelling of the word.  It is
misspelled
> in the NY Times Mag article.  This article also appears in various
websites
> (environmental and organic food websites) with the same misspelling.
> 
> Matrotrophy is defined by scientist Drexler et al., "Matrotrophy is
the
> nourishment of developing embryos by a source other than yolk in a
viviparious
> female."   Hm.....nourishment of an embryo?  The article goes on to
compare
> different fish.  So, I don't think an evolutionary biologist would be
defining
> breastfeeding as matrotrophy, eating one's mother.  For some reason
the author of
> the NY Times Mag article made a little blooper.  Just a little
exaggeration and
> who would know?  Not me, I don't know evolutionary biology.  But it
sure
> sounded off and it was off.  Now why would you write such a thing??
Just a little
> mistake.......yes, yes, I know....I am just foolish to believe that an
> article in the NY Times Mag could be propaganda.
> Valerie W. McClain
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