specimen

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"These provide a digital record of the specimen which we've shared online so that they can be studied by anyone, not just people who can come to the museum and use our microscopes."

From Science Daily

Some were uncovered during modern fieldwork in remote regions, while others came to light after researchers reexamined specimens that had been stored in Museum collections for decades.

From Science Daily

Southern pine is planted thick then thinned after a decade or so to make room for the best specimens to grow into two-by-fours and utility poles.

From The Wall Street Journal

To reach these conclusions, the team compared the size and shape of the DAN5 face and teeth with fossils from the same geological age, as well as specimens that are older and younger.

From Science Daily

By analyzing DNA from historically collected specimens, the researchers uncovered even more complexity within the group.

From Science Daily