Musings is a production of the National Center for Science Literacy, Education, and Technology of the American Museum of Natural History, Ellen V. Futter, President.

Vice President for Education
Myles Gordon

Director
National Center for Science Literacy, Education, and Technology
Nancy Hechinger

Advisory Committee
Maritza Macdonald
Ellen Wahl

Executive Producer
National Center for Science Literacy, Education, and Technology
Francine Millman

Producers
Jennifer Adams
Brendan Phalan

Production Assistant
Carl Mehling

Writer and Editor
Ashton Applewhite

Contributing Writer
Carl Mehling

Technical Developers
Steve Gano
Matt Tarr

Graphic Designer
Stephanie Fotiadis

Graphic/HTML Production
Murphy Stein

Copy Editor
Michele Albright

Photo Credits
In the Halls and Beyond the Halls: image #1 courtesy of
CDC;
image #2 courtesy of
DOE Human Genome Program
In the Community: image #3 courtesy of
USDA;
image #4 courtesy of
Athena Ganchorre
AMNH Profile: images #1, #2, and #3 courtesy of
Mark Siddall
Teacher Feature: images #1 and #2 courtesy of
Cindy Sheets
Mind Boggler: image #3 and #4 courtesy of
Connie Barlow

Special Thanks
Connie Barlow, Science Writer
Cindy Sheets
Mark Siddall, Assistant Curator, AMNH Division of Invertebrate Zoology