Specimen collection involves the capture and euthanasia of wildlife for scientific study. One camp of scientists holds that specimen collection is necessary to document a new species, while the other ...

The Global Bacterial and Viral Specimen Collection Market is projected to grow robustly, reaching USD 9.7 billion in 2024 and expected to achieve USD 20.2 billion by 2033, with an 8.5% CAGR. The ...

For centuries, the Illinois Natural History Survey has worked to catalog and preserve the organisms that make up Illinois. The INHS maintains its mission to research the history and diversity of ...

Conservationist and photographer Scott Trageser has developed a 3D scanning system that could potentially reshape how animals are studied in the wild. The system uses an array of cameras that work in ...

The following items will be discussed in this panel presentation: How samples are collected and processed to be tested in reference laboratories The Best practices in collecting respiratory (swab) ...

On April 28, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published Advisory Opinion 22-09, declining to approve a laboratory company’s proposal to pay ...

Rafe Brown, curator of herpetology at the Natural History Museum, recently came back from the Philippines with several new specimens, some new species. The specimens will become part of the ...

Thousands of preserved bug specimens from around the world have made their way to UMass Lowell to help enhance the study of insects. Biological Sciences Asst. Prof. Christina Kwapich is the new ...

This blog looks at recent research reveals royal connections for an antelope holotype we have in the museum’s collection.

Providers in the United States may now order the FDA-cleared HPV self-collection solution for their patients to use in their offices or other healthcare settings, with goal to reduce barriers to ...

A naturally bright green stonefly has signalled full speed ahead for the Museum's digitisation project, as it releases its five millionth specimen online. As well as making the Museum's specimens ...