The Illinois Natural History Survey has been working to preserve historical specimens of organisms that originated in ...

There has always been a need for communicating with large letters. Take for example, monumental inscriptions carved into an edifice read from below or afar, or hand-lettered signs beckoning from shop ...

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 ...

The University of Michigan is making "hiss"-tory, with the recent addition of thousands of creepy crawlers to the extensive research collection in the Museum of Zoology. And for goodness "snake," over ...

A type, or type specimen, is the specimen that represents an entire species of animal, plant, fungi or other organism. Find out about the different kinds of type specimens, why they are important and ...

Variable methods of collection, processing, and storage of clinical trial biospecimens across these groups have resulted in variability of specimen condition and quality as well as subsequent research ...