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Ca Academy of Sciences: Science Heroes: Jack Dumbacher, Rare Poisonous Birds

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Some of the best discoveries in science are completely serendipitous. Jack Dumbacher discovered, quite by accident, that common New Guinea birds use potent poisons for protection. Find out about the research he did while trekking in the bush with a tribesman in Papua New Guinea. [1:49]

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california academy of sciences, jack dumbacher, papua new guinea, rare poisonous birds, science heroes, nerve and chemical control
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