Posted by: Sandy Steinman | April 7, 2010

Zebra Finch helping scientists to understand human speech

Recent DNA studies of  the Zebra Finch songbird by researchers are providing possible clues about human speech.  Two news reports on the research:

From a Songbird, New Insights Into the Brain: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/06/science/06bird.html

Songbird DNA May Offer Clues To Human Speech: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125389423

In a very loosely bird related item, NPR has a story “Jazz Is For The Birds”. It is a jazz ornithology of bird related songs and links: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125457642


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