Collecting a specimen is often a first crucial step in determining diagnosis and the mode of treatment (Dougherty and Lister, 2004). In all aspects of specimen collection the process must be one that ...

New cost-effective method for collecting DNA specimens from oral and other biological fluids and tissue PORTLAND, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–August 13, 2014– Sedia Biosciences Corporation ...

Collecting plant and animal specimens is essential for scientific studies and conservation and does not, as some critics of the practice have suggested, play a significant role in species extinctions.

Collecting plant and animal specimens is essential for scientific studies and conservation and does not, as some critics of the practice have suggested, play a significant role in species extinctions.

The article recommends less-invasive techniques for collecting data on animal and plant species, including photography, audio recording and nonlethal tissue collection. "Specimen collection: An ...