Zebra Finch Genome Hints that Smell is Part of Bird Communication

Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 11:35 in Biology & Nature

A large international group of researchers, including Weizmann Institute scientists, recently produced the full zebra finch genome, the report on which is significant for what it reveals about learning processes for language and speech. For the Weizmann researchers, the findings provide an interesting twist on the evolution of the sense of smell.

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