Natural Science Collections Alliance

Our members are part of an international community of museums, botanical gardens, herbariums, universities and other institutions that house natural science collections and utilize them in research, exhibitions, academic and informal science education, and outreach activities.

Month: September 2009

Museum’s DNA Barcode Will Help to Catch Wildlife Poachers

Researchers at the American Museum of Natural History, in New York City, have developed a DNA-based system that can identify individual species of wildlife.  The analysis, which is based upon unique DNA signatures, is being used to identify the source of animal products and meats confiscated by customs agents around the world.  Previously, investigators were […]

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