Axel Barlow

Oct 17, 2023 | science.thewire.in | Tom Major |Axel Barlow |Wolfgang Wüster

Hemachatus nyangensis in Nyanga National Park, Zimbabwe. Donald Broadley, Author providedAround the world, natural history museums hold a treasure trove of knowledge about Earth’s animals. But much of the precious information is sealed off to genetic scientists because formalin, the chemical often used to preserve specimens, and makes sequences hard to recover.

Oct 3, 2023 | phys.org | Tom Major |Axel Barlow |Wolfgang Wüster

Around the world, natural history museums hold a treasure trove of knowledge about Earth's animals. But much of the precious information is sealed off to genetic scientists because formalin, the chemical often used to preserve specimens, and makes sequences hard to recover.

Oct 2, 2023 | theconversation.com | Tom Major |Axel Barlow |Wolfgang Wüster

Around the world, natural history museums hold a treasure trove of knowledge about Earth’s animals. But much of the precious information is sealed off to genetic scientists because formalin, the chemical often used to preserve specimens, and makes sequences hard to recover. However, recent advances in DNA extraction techniques mean that biologists can study the genetic code of old museum specimens, which include extremely rare or even recently extinct species.