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Keep up with the Project Lab's latest research, projects, and incredible imagery.
October 19, 2012
It's not every day you get to prepare a rock hyrax specimen, as our Project Lab's Laura Wilson explains.
September 26, 2012
Codie Otte describes the critical role dermestid beetles play in "skeletonizing" specimens at the Academy.
September 21, 2012
Carissa Shipman explains the role genetic information now plays in the classification of living things.
September 6, 2012
Find out some of the most fascinating secrets of these shell-less mollusks, also known as nudibranchs.