Over a span of six years, researchers conducted CT scans on more than 13,000 museum specimens, creating 3D images of various animal groups. The OpenVertebrate project aims to make these specimens freely available online. The project received 16 grants from the National Science Foundation.
With the help of 16 grants from the National Science Foundation, researchers have painstakingly taken CT scans of more than 13,000 individual specimens to create 3D images of more than half of all the world's animal groups, including mammals, fishes, amphibians, and reptiles.
Five years after its start, the openVertebrate project has made thousands of 3D natural history specimens available for free online. https://t.co/mcwJufhMBZ @NewsfromScience
After six years, more than 13,000 museum specimens were CT scanned as part of a six-year-long project. OpenVertebrate aims to make online vertebrate specimens that are largely kept in storage freely available. https://t.co/9WtvCox7hq
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More than 13,000 museum specimens were CT scanned as part of a six-year-long project. “The best part of that is the weird, wonderful things that you weren’t expecting to see that jump out,” says evolutionary biologist Edward Stanley. https://t.co/9WtvCox7hq