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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 ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳.

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

The exhibition, in ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳'s North Cloisters, celebrates diversity in nature by showcasing objects from two natural history collections at ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ - the Grant Museum of Zoology and ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ 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 ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳, 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 ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳.

Image: Mice skulls in the exhibition


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