Graham Higley talks about the launch of the Encyclopedia of Life project that will create a free online encyclopedia of all the 1.8 million living species on Earth. He explains the Museum's role with the Biodiversity Heritage Library that is scanning more than one million books.
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Last year nearly 100,000 specimens were loaned to scientific institutions and researchers worldwide.