![]() Officials at the zoo and the NYC Department of Health worked throughout the summer and discovered a pathogen new to this hemisphere, West Nile virus. But no known pathogen affected both these particular birds and humans. Elderly people turned up at hospitals with symptoms mimicking the avian symptoms. We based our story on real events from the summer of 1999, when huge numbers of crows throughout the borough of Queens and exotic birds at the Bronx Zoo were dying from an unknown disease. ![]() Readers follow the protagonists as they gather evidence, look for patterns, and ultimately solve the mystery. The friends decide to try and discover the link between the two with the help of a veterinary pathologist and an entomologist. ![]() Meanwhile, many of their elderly neighbors are getting sick with a mysterious illness. Transmissions: Gone Viral, a digital, interactive comic from the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI), follows the story of three childhood friends who discover dead crows in their neighborhood. What’s more fun than reading comics? And what if a comic could not only model science inquiry processes, but also offer readers the opportunity to jump in and solve a mystery along with the protagonists of the story? Action, adventure, and a little attitude can bring science alive and entice reluctant learners to dive in and discover that science can be fun. Geralyn Abinader, Creative Producer, New York Hall of Science
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