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Watch: A Crucial Difference

8 April 2010

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Jackal skulls, mice skeletons, microfossils and volcanic rocks all feature in 'A Crucial Difference', a new exhibition at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø.

The short film below shows behind the scenes at the exhibition.

The exhibition, in Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø's North Cloisters, celebrates diversity in nature by showcasing objects from two natural history collections at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø - the Grant Museum of Zoology and Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Geology Collections - as part of the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity.

In natural history there are no duplicates - every specimen is unique. For students and researchers at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø, the existence of several examples of the same specimen type is crucial to the way their subjects are taught and studied. For a scientific theory to be tested many samples must be collected and analysed. It is only by understanding the variation within a group that its limits can be determined, and its relationships described.

Follow the link at the top of this article for more films from Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø.

Image: Mice skulls in the exhibition


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