Loans of the GRR holdings involve destructive sampling. Therefore, our ability to make such loans is limited by the type and mass of the original sample. With this in mind, we have established a set of criteria for evaluating the merit of loan requests that will allow us to maximize the scientific
requested material: Please specify the preferred amount and kind of tissue or volume of DNA
The rare Solomon Island Frogmouth was once considered a subspecies of the widespread Marbled Frogmouth. Comparing this specimen’s skin, skeleton and genetics with other frogmouths proved it was a new genus, Rigidipenna – a rare scientific achievement. Summary Solomon Island Frogmouth (Rigidipenn
Institute, an expert in the molecular systematics of Nightjars, to look at the DNA
Fossils recently discovered inside a flooded sinkhole reveal a lost world of animals that once lived on islands in the Bahamas. The most abundant fossils found are from small animals, such as these birds that died out after the end of the last ice age. Summary Flightless Rail Wing and Leg BonesÂ
life Protecting a sunken ancient world Extinct tortoise yields oldest tropical DNA
Complete the UF Herbarium’s loan contract. This only needs to be done once for all loans you want us to request for your study. But, there may need to be a discussion about case space with your advisor, if you want a lot of loans. Contact the herbarium staff where you plan to visit to arrange for
“We request permission to remove no more than 1 square cm. of leaf material for DNA
Two years ago, the organizers for our “Trashformations� art contest asked if we could make the reception a zero waste event. Museum Educator Tiffany Ireland decided to take the request to the next level for her fellow event organizers. Could we have a goal of all events being zero waste? “We’re a
: Ray and Kirk dig Florida Creative Outreach: TreeTender at Dragon Con Cattle DNA
Heliconius Butterflies are a model group for studying evolution of wing patterns due to the vast variations within the group. In 2002, Museum received Neukirchen’s Collection that contained every species and subspecies of this important genus. Summary Heliconius Butterflies (various species) Fr
We have also been able to extract DNA from specimens to help demonstrate that what
Directory Structure and Files When PLabel for Windows is installed from PLWin.Zip the following directory structure is created: PLWin data – Label data files may be stored in this directory. If you create a PLWin-data directory at the same level as PLWin the program f
DNA Logical 1 Material for DNA analysis was collected.
Well, 2020 was a wild year! We learned a lot. Not just about science. We learned how important museums are to our community. It has been so amazing to be able to be here (sometimes virtually) with everyone through the wild ride that 2020 turned into! Thank you for spending time with us and lettin
: Ray and Kirk dig Florida Creative Outreach: TreeTender at Dragon Con Cattle DNA
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Science lovers are invited to attend the free Girls Do Science event at the Florida Museum of Natural History on Saturday, Feb. 8, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hosted in celebration of the United Nations’ declaration of Feb. 11 as International Women and Girls in Science Day, the mu
coloring pages highlighting influential female scientists to a step-by-step strawberry DNA
The Florida Museum of Natural History recently announced the winners of the 2017 Austin Award and Bullen Award, given for student research and significant contributions to the development of museum collections and programs. Greg Stull received the Austin Award for his work on molecular botany and
of Greg Stull Photo courtesy of Greg Stull He integrated fossils with modern DNA
