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Approval of Seals: Wildlife Docs and Their Exotic Patients

Approval of Seals: Wildlife Docs and Their Exotic Patients

FromScience Talk


Approval of Seals: Wildlife Docs and Their Exotic Patients

FromScience Talk

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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Nov 19, 2008
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Some veterinarians treat animals much more exotic than the family pet. Jeffrey Boehm, executive director of the Marine Mammal Center, talks about the challenges of caring for sick sea mammals. And Alisa "Harley" Newton, a pathologist with the Wildlife Conservation Society, discusses how vets figured out that a pathogen attacking humans was in fact West Nile Virus. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Web sites related to this episode include www.tmmc.org; www.wcs.org
Released:
Nov 19, 2008
Format:
Podcast episode

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Science Talk is a weekly science audio show covering the latest in the world of science and technology. Join Steve Mirsky each week as he explores cutting-edge breakthroughs and controversial issues with leading scientists and journalists. He is also an articles editor and columnist at Scientific American magazine. His column, "Antigravity," is one of science writing's great humor venues. Also check our daily podcast from Scientific American : "60-Second Science." To view all of our archived podcasts please go to www.scientificamerican.com/podcast