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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">In general, the topic of Burmese amber and whether it is ethical for museums and researchers to buy and publish on these, sometimes spectacular, specimens:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/05/fossils-burmese-amber-offer-exquisite-view-dinosaur-times-and-ethical-minefield<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">nicole.volden@state.nm.us<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Message: 1<br>
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2020 17:45:18 -0800<br>
From: Derek Sikes <dssikes@alaska.edu><br>
To: ECN-L@listserv.unl.edu, nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br>
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Natural history museum controversies?<br>
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Do any of you know of any *published* natural history / science<br>
controversies in museums that are quite famous? These could range from<br>
taking on specimens or collections that are controversial, to research<br>
conducted by museums staff/curators that was deemed controversial, etc.<br>
<br>
Ideally, I'd like a publication or documentary / video that has the<br>
details. No need to reply with unpublished accounts! & These should involve<br>
museum specimens (so no need to reply with stories of misbehaviors of<br>
museum personnel if specimens were not involved).<br>
<br>
Thanks!<br>
Derek<br>
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Derek S. Sikes, Curator of Insects<br>
Professor of Entomology<br>
University of Alaska Museum<br>
University of Alaska Fairbanks<br>
1962 Yukon Drive<br>
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6960<br>
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dssikes@alaska.edu<br>
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phone: 907-474-6278<br>
FAX: 907-474-5469<br>
he/him/his<br>
University of Alaska Museum - search 400,276 digitized arthropod records<br>
<a href="http://arctos.database.museum/uam_ento_all">http://arctos.database.museum/uam_ento_all</a><br>
<<a href="http://www.uaf.edu/museum/collections/ento">http://www.uaf.edu/museum/collections/ento/</a>><br>
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