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Plant collecting is the acquisition of plant specimens for the purposes of research, cultivation, or as a hobby. Plant specimens may be kept alive, but are more commonly dried and pressed to preserve the quality of the specimen. Plant collecting is an ancient practice with records of a Chinese botanist collecting roses over 5000 years ago. [1]
Specimens are best pressed with moderate pressure, permitting as much air circulation as possible. This is commonly achieved by strapping sheets in a press made of heavy cardboard or plywood. [4] If there are loose seeds or fruits, these are placed in a small fragment packet, which also is glued to the sheet. A label with collection information ...
A biorepository is a facility that collects, catalogs, and stores samples of biological material for laboratory research. Biorepositories collect and manage specimens from animals, plants, and other living organisms. Biorepositories store many different types of specimens, including samples of blood, urine, tissue, cells, DNA, RNA, and proteins ...
The term "biobank" first appeared in the late 1990s and is a broad term that has evolved in recent years. [1][2] One definition is "an organized collection of human biological material and associated information stored for one or more research purposes." [3][4] Collections of plant, animal, microbe, and other nonhuman materials may also be ...
The code advises fossil collectors to seek permission from landowners, to collect responsibly, record details, seek advice on finding an unusual fossil and label the specimens and care for them. Its principles establish a framework of advice on best practices in the collection, identification, conservation and storage of fossil specimens.
A biological specimen (also called a biospecimen) is a biological laboratory specimen held by a biorepository for research. Such a specimen would be taken by sampling so as to be representative of any other specimen taken from the source of the specimen. When biological specimens are stored, ideally they remain equivalent to freshly-collected ...
In medicine, venipuncture or venepuncture is the process of obtaining intravenous access for the purpose of venous blood sampling (also called phlebotomy) or intravenous therapy. In healthcare, this procedure is performed by medical laboratory scientists, medical practitioners, some EMTs, paramedics, phlebotomists, dialysis technicians, and ...
A herbarium (plural: herbaria) is a collection of preserved plant specimens and associated data used for scientific study. [2] The specimens may be whole plants or plant parts; these will usually be in dried form mounted on a sheet of paper (called exsiccatum, plur. exsiccata) but, depending upon the material, may also be stored in boxes or ...