Note: no "T. rex cells" were used for this. Collagen sequences synthesized from osteological collagen from a Tyrannosaurus fossil were used. The resultant artificial leather lacks the actual microstructures that would have been present in actual T. rex skin.
But biotechbros gotta biotech.
Job Posting Title: Communications Coordinator, Biodiversity Center ---- Hiring Department: Department of Integrative Biology ---- Position Open To: All Applicants ---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 ---- ...
New preprint from the #NearLab w/@chasedbrownstein.bsky.social
The costs of paraphyletic classification in the world's most endangered fishes
zenodo.org/records/2063...
Art for my new office 😅
Alex Wild
Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
🐟 Data from major Portuguese natural history collections have been recently analysed, revealing that the country’s freshwater fish biodiversity is not fully represented taxonomically, geographically, or temporally.
Read more: doi.org/10.3897/nhcm.3.186661
New merch just crashed down at the Alabama Museum of Natural History! We’re thrilled to feature Bailey Made Art Co. works of native Alabama icons. Visit the Museum and grab a postcard, print, mug, or sticker before they go extinct! 🦖
We have a fully funded PhD position on European eel! Please spread! 🐟 🪱
Main supervisor Josefin Sundin @josefin-sundin.bsky.social at SLU Aqua Stockholm (scholar.google.com/citations?us...).
Apply through the portal: www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
Museum Resources 🩻 Digital Imaging
Our Digital Imaging Division facilitates the production, processing and analysis of two- and three-dimensional digital image data. 🌈 Browse some of the many museum specimens they have worked on:
www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/digital-lab/...
At the beautiful Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet (Natural History Museum of Sweden 🇸🇪 Stockholm) did a behind the scenes tour in the collections (mostly fishes) but couldn’t bring my camera. Saw some Linnean types and the only Thylacine (Tasmanian tiger) in ethanol among other curios. #naturalhistory
🏺 For a new permanent exhibition, the Croatian Natural History Museum evaluated nine different silicone, wax, grease, and rubber sealants to find the best option for ground-glass-stopper jars: doi.org/10.3897/nhcm.3.188287
Tom Near
Emily Troyer
Natural History Collections and Museomics
Natural History Collections and Museomics
Alabama Museum of Natural History
Fredrik Jutfelt 🐠
Florida Museum of Natural History
Prosanta Chakrabarty
First leather bag from T-Rex cells to be auctioned in Paris
A leather bag made from Tyrannosaurus rex cells will be auctioned off on Thursday by Paris auction house Giquello, estimating the “one-of-a-kind” piece could sell for more than US$500,000.
