National Geographic January 2010

CONDITION   Very Good, clean pages, light wear, no spine crease

CONTENTS      

·        A Better Life With Bionics – The blind can see, a one-armed woman can fold her shirts. By Josh Fischman; Photographs by Mark Thiessen

·        Sublime Scottish Islands – Some call the Hebrides bleak. They’re not paying attention. By Lynn Warren; Photographs by Jim Richardson

·        Asia’s Wildlife Trade – Demand for pets and medicines drives illegal trafficking. By Bryan Christy; Photographs by Mark Leong

·        Restless Spirits – In modern-day China, the dead still make demands. By Peter Hessler; Photographs by Ira Block

·        Befriending Nemo – Clownfish captivate moviegoers, scientists—and anemones. By James Prosek; Photographs by David Doubilet

·        The Singapore Solution – The “minister mentor” wields a big carrot and a big stick. By Mark Jacobson; Photographs by David McLain

·        Editor’s Note

·        Letters

·        Your Shot

·        Visions of Earth

·        Conservation – Backing Big Cats – The NGS Big Cats Initiative aims to keep top felines form sliding toward extinction.

·        Space – Wanted: Moon Rocks – NASA has a cache. Samples are sold on eBay. Then there’s the black market.

·        Health – The Cost of Care – Which country leads the world in health care spending per person?

·        Technology – Mummies Bare All – Lady Hor was really a sir. That’s one of the many surprises from high-tech scans.

·        Environment – Quashing Kudzu – The vine covers eight million U.S. acres—and counting. A killer fungus aims to take it down.

·        The Big Idea – Hitting Viruses Where They Live – A radical new strategy could outwit the wily, ever mutating parasites.

·        Inside Geographic

·        Flashback

·        Geo Puzzle

ON THE COVER

·        This revolutionary prosthetic limb can match the real thing. With 20 motors, it is nearly as strong and dexterous. Photo by Mark Thiessen

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