Merging neuroscience, genomics and ethology

Featured In the Major Media

1. •New York Times, Apr 6, 2010:  “From a songbird, new insights into the brain”
   

2. •San Francisco Chronicle, Apr 2, 2010: “Songbird’s DNA may shed light on human speech”
   

3. •NPR Morning Edition, Apr 1, 2010 - includes audio interview with David Clayton
   

4. •St. Louis Public Radio, March 31, 2010 - includes audio interview with David Clayton
   

5. •CBS News, March 31, 2010 - Katie Couric reports on the finch genome sequence
   

6. •Newsweek, Sharon Begley On Science, Nov 22, 2008: “When DNA is not destiny”
   

7. •Wall Street Journal, R.L. Hotz July 23, 2009: “Magic Flute: Primal find sings of music's mystery”
   

Songbird Genome Press Releases (March 31, 2010)

1. •NIH:  “Songbird genome analysis reveals new insights Into vocal behavior”
   

2. •University of Illinois: “Songbird genome sings of the communicating brain”
   

3. •Washington University: “Tweet: Scientists decode songbird’s genome”
   

4. •BBSRC (U.K.) release features quotes from various U.K. collaborators
   

5. •University of Houston release features collaborator Preethi Gunaratne
   

Other Songbird Genome Coverage in the Scientific and General Press

1. •MSNBC: Reuters story about the genome, quoting collaborator Chris Ponting
   

2. •Science News “First songbird genome arrives with spring”
   

3. •BBC News: “Blueprint of the songbird genome”
   

4. •Australian Geographic: “DNA blueprint of zebra finch gives human language clues”