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Righting a Wrong About New Species

By Sheilah Kast

Published April 10, 2005 at 12:00 AM EDT

A March 27 Weekend Edition Sunday story on fairy shrimp incorrectly stated that decades had passed since a new species had been discovered in the United States. For a correction and clarification, Sheilah Kast speaks with Kevin Omland, assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Sheilah Kast

Sheilah Kast joined NPR in November 2003 as the weekend newscaster for "PBS/NPR Newsbrief," the hourly 30-second television news reports produced by NPR for PBS stations.

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