Find more magazines at www.magazinesdownload.com NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC JANUARY 2010 · VOL. 217 . NO. 1 A Better Life With Bionics 34 The blind can see, a one-armed woman can fold her shirts. By Josh Fischman Photographs by Mark Thiessen Sublime Scottish Islands 54 Some call the Hebrides bleak. They're not paying attention. By Lynne Warren Photographs by Jim Richardson Asia's Wildlife Trade 78 Demand for pets and medicines drives illegal trafficking. By aryan Christy Photographs by Mark Leong Restless Spirits 108 In modern-day China, the dead still make demands. By Peter Hessler Photographs by Ira Block Befriending Nemo 120 Clownfish captivate moviegoers, scientists-and anemones. By James Prosek Photographs by David Doubiler The Singapore Solution 132 The "minister mentor" wields a big carrot and a big stick. By Mark Jacobson Photographs by David McLain pAV.O ODUB'lET Clownfish can't flourish without a host anemone, whose stinging tentacles keep predators away. Story on page 120. OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY Find more magazines at www.magazinesdownload.com NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DEPARTMENTS Editor's Note 4 Letters 8 Your Shot 12 Visions of Earth 14 .... _.. ............ . CONSERVATION Backing Big Cats The NGS Big Cats Initiative aims to keep top felines from 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 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 30 A radical new strategy could outwit the wily, ever mutating parasites. ngm.com Inside Geographic 150 Flashback GeoPuzzle Your Parts Maybe you need an artificial retina or a "spring ankle with regenerative kinetics." On the Cover Our interactive illustration This revolutionary prosthetic limb can shows the latest in match the real thing. With 20 motors, SUbstitute devices. it is nearly as strong and dexterous. Photo by Mar/( Thiessen FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS. GIFT MEMBERSI-lIPS. OR OF CUSTOMER SERVICE NGJ./SERVlCE.COJ./. OR 1·800·NGS·LINE (647·5-463). OUTSIDE THE u.S. PLEASE +1·813·979·6845 Find more magazines at www.magazinesdownload.com Find more magazines at www.magazinesdownload.com Find more magazines at www.magazinesdownload.com Find more magazines at www.magazinesdownload.com Find more magazines at www.magazinesdownload.com Find more magazines at www.magazinesdownload.com Find more magazines at www.magazinesdownload.com