BiologySeptember 1, 2015
A Case for Cat Contraception
Strategies that prevent pregnancy without requiring surgery could improve the health of free-living cats
Stories by Jessica P. Hekman
Jessica P. Hekman is a veterinary researcher in canine behavioral genetics at the Broad Institute of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, working in a laboratory that uses citizen science to study the genetics of dog behavior. Her interests include the stress response in mammals, canine behavior, canine domestication, shelter medicine, animal welfare and open-access publishing. Hekman writes The Dog Zombie blog (www.dogzombie.com).
Mind & BrainFebruary 25, 2015
Do Spayed and Neutered Dogs Get Cancer More Often?
Where I live, in America, it’s taken for granted that responsible owners spay or neuter their dogs. The population of homeless animals is still large enough that risking an unwanted litter is, to many owners, unthinkable.
The SciencesMay 10, 2012
Moving the Prestige to Open-Access Publishing