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3D scans of bat skulls help natural history museums open up dark corners of their collections

  • Written by Jeff J. Shi, Education Program Specialist, University of Minnesota
Ready to spatially manipulate 3D bat skulls from the comfort of your own computer?Shi et al, PLoS ONE 13(9): e0203022 , CC BY-ND

Picture a natural history museum. What comes to mind? Childhood memories of dinosaur skeletons and dioramas? Or maybe you still visit to see planetarium shows or an IMAX feature? You may be surprised to hear that behind...

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