Tag: specimens

Shades of Jurassic Park: Museum Specimens Shown to be “Treasure Troves” of Genomic Data

Advances in genetic analysis methods have opened new research opportunities using old source material: museum specimens. A study on three families of moths illustrates the potential of the new technique, dubbed “museomics.”

Entomology Today May 4, 2021 Leave a Comment

Team Develops New Protocol for Embedding Insects in Resin

Insect and arthropod specimens set in clear resin are a valuable tool for teaching entomology both in the classroom and in public outreach. A team at Texas A&M University has developed an efficient, cost-effective process for resin casting and shares the instructions with the entomological community.

Entomologists Support Specimen Collections as Vital Component of Research

In April, 2014 an article called “Avoiding (Re)extinction” was published in Science magazine that said that collecting biological could “magnify the extinction risk” for some species, and that alternatives such […]