On Thu, 7 Apr 2005 06:52:37 EDT, Valerie W. McClain <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >You know I can't find that word, matrotropy (used in the NY Times mag >article) in my dictionary nor on the web dictionaries. >New word? Coined by an evolutionary biologist? Bet it was a male who coined >the term. In evolutionary terms, if mammal babies ate their mothers then I >would think evolution would be over? It might make a good thriller book or >movie, "The Silence of the Mothers." (a misogynist's dream come true) >Valerie W. McClain I think it's a misspelling of matrotrophy <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi? cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14618536&dopt=Abstract> -Claire Bloodgood, IBCLC *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html