Inside Life: 3D Micro-CT Applications for Life Sciences
Dan Sykes
Micro-CT Scanning Specialist, Imaging and Analysis Centre, Science Facilities, NHM
Friday 28 June 11:00
Sir Neil Chalmers seminar room, Darwin Centre LG16 (below Attenborough studio)
The Micro-CT facility at the NHM provides a cutting edge and innovative approach to museum science. The facility carries out projects covering a diverse range of research fields, including investigations into meteorites, paintings, fossils and many more. However, more recently the applications of micro-CT to biology have been rapidly expanding, allowing new ways of examining specimens in 3D. As this is a non-destructive, non-invasive technique it also allows us to study what’s inside important and rarecollection material, from our Egyptian mummified animal collection to virtually dissecting brains from insects’ heads. Through examining case studies, I will explore some of the most interesting and innovative studies and techniques using micro-CT at the museum. The aim of this talk is to encourage discussion about the potential of micro-CT to further museum research; and highlight interesting areas of future development that could open up new avenues of research.
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