From Science to Status Symbols: Why Antique Insect Collections Can Sell for $20,000

Antique insect collections became exceedingly popular in the 1800s and early 1900s. They were often built as working ...
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Bacterial and Viral Specimen Collection Market Is Expected To Generate a Revenue Of USD 20.2 Bn By 2033, At 8.5% CAGR: Dimension Market Research.

The Global Bacterial and Viral Specimen Collection Market is projected to grow robustly, reaching USD 9.7 billion in 2024 and expected to achieve USD 20.2 billion by 2033, with an 8.5% CAGR. The ...

This out-of-the-way Smithsonian campus houses more than 150 million museum specimens

More than 150 million specimens that belong to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History are housed at a support ...
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Virology Specimen Collection Global Market to Reach $6.76 Billion by 2026 at a CAGR of 4%

Dublin, Nov. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Virology Specimen Collection Global Market Report 2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global virology specimen ...
Mongabay

To kill or not to kill? Scientists debate specimen collection

Specimen collection involves the capture and euthanasia of wildlife for scientific study. One camp of scientists holds that specimen collection is necessary to document a new species, while the other ...
JD Supra

OIG Declines to Approve Lab’s Payment of Specimen Collection Fees to Hospitals

On April 28, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published Advisory Opinion 22-09, declining to approve a laboratory company’s proposal to pay ...
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OIG Issues Unfavorable Opinion on Laboratory Specimen Collection Payments to Hospitals

The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has a long history of skepticism when reviewing financial arrangements between laboratories and referral sources, such ...
UMass Lowell

Bugging Out: Donation of Specimen Collection Boosts Study of Insects

Thousands of preserved bug specimens from around the world have made their way to UMass Lowell to help enhance the study of insects. Biological Sciences Asst. Prof. Christina Kwapich is the new ...
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Quest Diagnostics Introduces HPV Specimen Self-Collection for Cervical Cancer Screening

Providers in the United States may now order the FDA-cleared HPV self-collection solution for their patients to use in their offices or other healthcare settings, with goal to reduce barriers to ...
Mongabay

No animals harmed as wildlife specimen collection goes digital in 3D

Conservationist and photographer Scott Trageser has developed a 3D scanning system that could potentially reshape how animals are studied in the wild. The system uses an array of cameras that work in ...
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Museum digitises five millionth specimen to unlock secrets of collection

A naturally bright green stonefly has signalled full speed ahead for the Museum's digitisation project, as it releases its five millionth specimen online. As well as making the Museum's specimens ...
Nursing Times

Specimen collection part 3 – collecting a stool specimen

Author: Dan Higgins, RGN, ENB 100, ENB 998, is senior charge nurse in critical care, University Hospital Birmingham. Collecting a specimen is often a first crucial step in determining diagnosis and ...