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Scientific American

January 1, 1990

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Stress in the Wild

Studies of free-ranging baboons in an African reserve are helping to explain why human beings can differ in their vulnerability to stress-related diseases

By Robert M. Sapolsky

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Robert M. Sapolsky is a professor of biological sciences, neurology and neurological sciences at Stanford University and a research associate at the National Museums of Kenya. In his laboratory work, he focuses on how stress can damage the brain and on gene therapy for the nervous system. He also studies populations of wild baboons in East Africa, trying to determine the relation between the social rank of a baboon and its health.

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 262 Issue 1This article was originally published with the title “Stress in the Wild” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 262 No. 1 (), p. 116
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0190-116
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