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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

I was also intrigued to read that “in previous studies, researchers showed that humans who had been paralyzed for years could learn to control a cursor on a computer screen with their brain waves.” May 29, 2008 The writer is in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology, University of Colorado. So why were the monkeys used?

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Most Wanted Birds in Brazil

10,000 Birds

I’ve spent the past few years in pursuit of roadrunners and would love nothing more than to someday give chase to the other New World Ground-cuckoos. However, the Stresemann’s Bristlefront is one of those birds that is simply enigmatic and rare and recently discovered, with many aspects of its life history unknown to humanity.

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