In November, a group of scientists published the fruits of a large undertaking: sequences of 363 bird genomes, including 267 brand new and representing over 90% of all bird families were published alongside this paper in Nature.

Dr. Braun was among the co-authors of the study (as were former lab members Robb Brumfield and H.C. Lim) and was interviewed for several of the popular media pieces that covered the release, like the BBC and Science News. You can also watch this short video for some highlights.

And don’t miss this slightly longer piece from the Smithsonian Voices blog.