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Research featured in popular media

1. Nuclear mitochondrial pseudogenes and DNA barcoding

My paper on numts [Song et al. 2008 PNAS] was recently featured in a number of popular media outlets.

NSF Press Release, “DNA barcodes: Are they always accurate?” (link) Wired, “DNA Barcoders Make Mistakes” by Brandon Keim (link) Deseret News, “Y. scientists leery of “barcoding” life” by James Thalman (link) GenomeWeb Daily News, “Research Raises Questions about DNA Barcoding Methodology” by Andrea Anderson (link)


2. Desert locust swarming
My ongoing research on Schistocerca has been picked up by media time to time.

History Channel Documentary “Mega Disasters: Super Swarms” (link) National Geographic News, “Ancient Locust Swarm Crossed the Atlantic, Study Says” by Stefan Lovgren (link) Science News, “Locust Upset: DNA puts swarmer's origin in Africa ” by Susan Milius (Vol. 169, No. 1, Jan. 7, 2006, p. 5.) Scientific American, “When grasshoppers go biblical: Serotonin causes locusts to swarm” by Katherine Harmon (link)



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