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A recent study provides the first evidence that global traffic in wildlife and wildlife products poses a significant health risk to humans. Analysis of illegal wildlife products confiscated at U.S. airports confirmed the presence of highly contagious diseases. The majority of emerging infectious diseases originate in wildlife, and contact with wildlife contributes to the spread of pathogens in human populations worldwide. With millions of live wild animals and wildlife products entering the United States each year, this study demonstrates the necessity of refining methods for identifying infectious diseases in wildlife.

Science Bulletins is a production of the National Center for Science Literacy, Education, and Technology (NCSLET), part of the Department of Education at the American Museum of Natural History. Find out more about Science Bulletins at http://www.amnh.org/sciencebulletins/.

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PLoS One: Zoonotic Viruses Associated with Illegally Imported Wildlife
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Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics
http://research.amnh.org/genomics/

Wildlife Conservation Society
http://www.wcs.org/

EcoHealth Alliance
http://www.ecohealthalliance.org/

Mailman School of Public Health
http://www.mailman.columbia.edu/

International Union for Conservation of Nature
http://www.iucn.org/

USGS National Wildlife Health Center
http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/

For decades, neuroscientists have sought to use electronics to communicate with the brain. Computing and surgical technique have now become sophisticated enough to implant devices directly into neural tissue. In this feature, researchers at Albany Medical Center and the Wadsworth Center at the New York State Department of Health reveal a world where mind and machine merge. Their cutting-edge devices translate brain signals into action, helping people with ALS and other disabilities regain the ability to communicate.

Science Bulletins is a production of the National Center for Science Literacy, Education, and Technology (NCSLET), part of the Department of Education at the American Museum of Natural History.

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AMNH: Brain-The Inside Story
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/brain/

AMNH News: Brain-related posts
http://www.amnh.org/news/tag/brain/

Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health: Brain-Computer Interface System
http://www.wadsworth.org/bci/index.html

NIH: Locked-In Syndrome
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/lo...

As part of the national celebrations during Jazz Appreciation Month's 10th anniversary this April, the Museum will be taking a close look at jazz's birthplace, New Orleans: how its art forms, rich cultural diversity, and spirit have thrived in a cosmopolitan fusion for nearly three centuries.

Join in the celebration through family-friendly activities and performances by Cajun bluegrass ensemble Hoppin' John String Band of Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rhythm Road series and trombonist and National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Delfeayo Marsalis with his popular Party Like It's Mardi! band.

More info: http://www.amnh.org/calendar/event/Ne...

In November 2010, ten months after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake flattened huge sections of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, a team of geologists commissioned by the United Nations set out to make the first detailed soil map of the city. Armed with sledgehammers and vibration sensors, the scientists surveyed how soils throughout Port-au-Prince either amplify or muffle seismic vibrations. The resulting map can now be used to guide reconstruction efforts. In this Science Bulletins feature, learn how geologists and engineers in Haiti and San Francisco are improving our resilience to powerful shifts of Earth's crust.

Science Bulletins is a production of the National Center for Science Literacy, Education, and Technology (NCSLET), part of the Department of Education at the American Museum of Natural History.

On March 9, the American Museum of Natural History and io9 hosted a live webcast discussion about new dinosaur feather research. The study, by a team of researchers that includes Museum paleontologists, reveals the black iridescent color and detailed feather pattern of Microraptor, a pigeon-sized, four-winged dinosaur that lived about 130 million years ago.

Robert Gonzalez, a science reporter at io9, moderated the discussion with two of the new paper's co-authors: Mark Norell, chair of the Museum's Division of Paleontology and Museum senior principal artist Mick Ellison. Norell and Ellison also answered questions submitted through email and Twitter.

Learn more about the dinosaur feather study: http://www.amnh.org/news/2012/03/new-...


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A new species of frog recently announced itself to scientists studying amphibians in the area surrounding New York City. The marshes and wetlands of the tristate area have long been recognized as home to spotted leopard frogs; several species have already been described in the region. But when researchers heard this frog's unusual vocalization, they suspected that it was not one of the known types of leopard frogs. Specimens were collected in northern New Jersey, Staten Island, and Connecticut, and DNA analysis soon proved that the frog with the unique croak was not a hybrid of the more common Northern and Southern Leopard Frogs, but a third, undescribed species with its own evolutionary lineage. As amphibians are highly sensitive to fluctuations in their environment, those living in densely populated urban areas are especially vulnerable. Accurate knowledge of species identities and distribution will help to preserve biodiversity and manage ecosystems in regions with high levels of human development.

This latest Bio Bulletin from the American Museum of Natural History's Science Bulletins program is on display in the Hall of Biodiversity until May 6, 2012.

Science Bulletins is a production of the National Center for Science Literacy, Education, and Technology (NCSLET), part of the Department of Education at the American Museum of Natural History. Find out more about Science Bulletins at http://www.amnh.org/sciencebulletins/.

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A new species of leopard frog (Anura: Ranidae) from the urban northeastern US
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/...

Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences: Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
http://rci.rutgers.edu/~deenr/

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife: Amphibians in New Jersey
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/chkamp...

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation: Amphibians and Reptiles
http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7140.html

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection: Amphibians and Reptiles in Connecticut
http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=...

Smithsonian Folkways: Sounds of North American Frogs
http://www.folkways.si.edu/albumdetai...

In The Mind's Eye, physician and author Oliver Sacks tells the stories of people who are able to navigate the world and communicate with others despite losing what many of us consider indispensable senses and abilities: the power of speech, the capacity to recognize faces, the sense of three-dimensional space, the ability to read, or the sense of sight.

Dr. Sacks recently visited the American Museum of Natural History to discuss his book and how he too has struggled with several perceptual conditions, from face-blindness to a loss of stereo vision due to ocular cancer.

Dr. Sacks' talk was recorded live on Oct. 17, 2011.


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