[NHCOLL-L:3101] RE: ~Re: Disposal of Fluid-Preserved Specimens

[Randy Mercurio]

Depending on the nature of the material it could 
be used for public educational purposes or the 
specimens can be dissected by individuals 
interested in internal anatomy (or simply a 
practice dissection, experimental preparation for 
microscopic techniques (SEM, TEM, confocal 
microscopy, etc.). Because collections space can 
be at a premium, material like this can be stored 
elsewhere for future possibilities.

  006, Shirley Albright wrote:
>Many of you have raised the possibility of 
>transferring the fluid-preserved specimens to 
>another institution.   I’ve been told the 
>objects have no data or identifications attached 
>with them, making them of rather limited 
>scientific value
..although I suppose if an 
>extinct species were included, it probably would 
>be worth saving in any circumstance.
>
>I’ll certainly pass on the comment, and let them 
>decide what course they wish to pursue.
>
>

Randy J. Mercurio
Scientific Assistant II
Arachnologist / Myriapodologist
Division of Invertebrate Zoology
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West @ 79th Street
New York, N.Y. 10024-5192
Tel: (212) 769 - 5709
Fax: (212) 769 - 5277
mercurio at amnh.org
http://scorpion.amnh.org/
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