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Specimen Preparation
November 08th, 2012
Join Dr. Philipp Heck and his team at the Field Museum's Robert A. Pritzker Center for Meteoritics and Polar Studies in their quest for presolar grains - cosmic stardust older than our Solar System!
October 26th, 2012
Collections Assistant Jim Louderman wears many hats (and tarantulas). When not sweeping for insects out on Northerly Island, you might find him participating in science outreach programs.
December 22nd, 2011
Have you ever wondered how plants are prepared and mounted before the get are archived in the Museum's collection? Here is the answer.
November 04th, 2011
Visit the Field Musuem's Paleontology lab and check out the fossils Akiko is working on.
June 13th, 2011
How are birds collected for museums? What types of information can be gathered from bird specimens? In this episode, we speak with Jason Weckstein to discover the many methods used to collect information from bird specimens.