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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext">In addition to Doug’s many excellent points, but towards an argument that perhaps the persons posing the initial question would be more receptive to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="color:windowtext"> Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Doug Yanega<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 26, 2019 2:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Nhcoll-l] Why retain physical specimens<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 9/26/19 10:59 AM, Sarah K. Huber wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Recently I’ve been fielding a lot of questions about why our collection should retain a physical specimen once it has been digitized (e.g., CT-scanned, photographed, x-rayed, etc.). I’m curious how often other museum professionals are asked
this question and what your general responses are for justifying the retention of a physical specimen. Why do you tell people it’s important to retain a specimen?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>(1) you can't extract DNA from a digital record<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>(2) you can't retrieve or dissect tissues or internal organs from a digital record<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>(3) you can't retrieve internal or external microbiota (bacteria, fungi, viruses) from a digital record<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>(4) you can't retrieve or dissect gut contents from a digital record<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>(5) you can't do toxicological or pesticide residue tests on a digital record<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>(6) you need a physical specimen to properly describe something as a new species<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>There's more, of course, but these are all significant, especially item #1 and #6.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<pre>Doug Yanega Dept. of Entomology Entomology Research Museum<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314 skype: dyanega<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>phone: (951) 827-4315 (disclaimer: opinions are mine, not UCR's)<o:p></o:p></pre>
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<pre> "There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre> is the true method" - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chap. 82<o:p></o:p></pre>
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