specimens

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Two of those specimens turned out to contain fossilized animals that were nearly impossible to see with the naked eye because the amber pieces were never polished.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

One of the most important parts of the study involved DNA taken from museum specimens collected during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

The wrongdoing was uncovered last year after an investigation found that between 1966 and 1991 pathologists may have "actively sourced" 177 human specimens collected during autopsies before handing them to a university museum.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

"It's important to remember that these were not just body parts or specimens or human remains. They were people."

From BBC • May 19, 2026

In 1825, aged just twenty-one, Owen moved to London and soon after was engaged by the Royal College of Surgeons to help organize their extensive, but disordered, collections of medical and anatomical specimens.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson