Museomics, a term coined by Drs. Stephan Schuster and Webb Miller in∼ 2009, refers to
“the large-scale analysis of the DNA content of museum collections”(http://mammoth. psu …

The study of biological form is a vital goal of evolutionary biology and functional morphology.
We review an emerging set of methods that allow scientists to create and study accurate 3D …

Natural history collections serve as important sources of biological data for scientists,
educators, and the general public. These collections are a crucial cornerstone for …

Natural history collections (NHCs) represent an enormous and largely untapped wealth of
information on the Earth's biota, made available through GBIF as digital preserved specimen …

Natural history collections have always contained a wealth of data: genetic and phylogenetic
information stored as an inherent part of the samples of organisms themselves, and …

Georeferencing is a key process in the digitization of natural history collections as it assigns
spatial coordinates to preserved specimen collecting locations, facilitating their use in …

Museums have great potential to help secondary students develop a deep understanding of
the past; however, we know little about what history teachers actually do or want to …

At this point I wish to emphasize what I believe will ultimately prove to be the greatest value
of our museum. This value will not, however, be realized until the lapse of many years …

La función e importancia de las colecciones científicas radica en los objetos de naturaleza
única que contienen, materia prima para generar y validar conocimiento científico. Las …

Unprecedented environmental challenges require new tools. Knowledge based on scientific
research is critical for the creation of environmental awareness and education in order to …