Another direct result was a young grad student named Ben Novak, who had been obsessed with passenger pigeons since he was 14 and had also learned how to work with ancient DNA, himself sequenced the passenger pigeon, using money from his family and friends.
Un alt rezultat benefic a fost un tânăr student doctorand pe nume Ben Novak, pasionat de porumbeii pasageri de la 14 ani și care învățase cum să lucreze cu un ADN vechi, el însuși făcând fragmentarea unui porumbel pasager, folosind banii necesari de la familie și prieteni.