Study explains pregnancy's balancing act
Female spine evolved to bear added weight
CAMBRIDGE - A hugely pregnant woman teetering along is actually a sublime feat of evolutionary engineering - ages of adaptations have gone into her backbone to make sure she doesn't fall on her face, scientists say. (Full article: 767 words)
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