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Genetic Resources Repository

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Genetic Mining of the Mints

June 3, 2019

University of Florida plant evolutionary geneticist Doug Soltis explains the DNA/RNA extraction process from mint plants. Analyzing this data allows…Read More

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Genetic Resource Repository

September 1, 2016

Pamela Soltis, a curator and distinguished professor of molecular systematics and evolutionary genetics at the Florida Museum of Natural History,…Read More

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20,000th specimen added to genetic repository cryogenic freezer

December 1, 2009

The Florida Museum of Natural History has added specimen number 20,000 to its Genetic Resources Repository, a nitrogen-cooled freezer with…Read More

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Florida Museum now houses its own deep freeze DNA library

July 1, 2008

Time is slowing down—way down—for a select collection of DNA specimens at the Florida Museum of Natural History. They are…Read More

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