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Building a time machine from museum collections

By Sabhrina Gita Aninta and Rosie Drinkwater
Backed by Experiment Foundation, Some Person, Zoï Zicos, Susan Tsang, Imam Soeseno, Hanneke Meijer, Jeremy B. Yoder, Alejandro Izquierdo, Bimandra A Djaafara, Margherita Battistara, and 11 other backers
Queen Mary University of London
Indonesia
BiologyGrant: Conservation Technology
$1,107
Raised of $8,320 Goal
14%
Ended on 2/25/21
Campaign Ended
  • $1,107
    pledged
  • 14%
    funded
  • Finished
    on 2/25/21

Lab Notes

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Thank you for your support!
February 26, 2021
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8 days left to help us getting ancient DNA with 1$!
February 3, 2021
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What do you do with the DNA sequences?
January 31, 2021
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How museum collections have helped conservation
January 28, 2021
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Chasing for horns and tusks
January 24, 2021
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Extracting aDNA from Museum Specimens
January 20, 2021
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Menggunakan DNA purba untuk melacak masa lalu spesies...
January 16, 2021
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Where do anoa and babirusa live?
January 15, 2021
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They are not pigs and cows
January 14, 2021
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Introducing our project and current inventory
January 13, 2021
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