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Hadrosaurus: The Dinosaur That Changed the World
Nov. 22, 2008 - April 19, 2009
“Hadrosaurus foulkii: The Dinosaur That Changed the World,” is a special exhibit that will open November. 22, 2008.
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- Hadrosaurus foulkii, a plant-eater found in N.J. in 1858, was the most complete dinosaur skeleton ever found, and The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia was the first museum in the world to display a mounted dinosaur. To mark its anniversary. the Academy will recreate a cast of the dinosaur in the new exhibit "Hadrosaurus foulkii: The Dinosaur That Changed the World," Nov. 22, 2008-April 19, 2009.
Credit: Ewell Sale Stewart Library, ANSP.
Gregor Mendel: Planting the Seeds of Genetics
May 24 - Sept. 28th, 2008
Academy partners with Villanova University to present "Gregor Mendel: Planting the Seeds of Genetics," May 24-Sept. 28, 2008.
- May 1, 2008: Gregor Mendel Exhbit Main Release [.pdf]
- May 1, 2008: Molecular Lab's Modern Mendels [.pdf]
- April 29, 2008: Gregor Mendel Exhibit Highlights [.pdf]
- April 2, 2008: Gregor Mendel Fascinating Facts [.pdf]
- March 3, 2008: Gregor Mendel Exhibit Long Lede [.pdf]
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- No one knows for sure how many pea plants Gregor Mendel grew; 28,000 by some accounts. These pea studies helped the Augustinian friar devise his genetic theories, eventually making him the founder of modern genetic science. More than 100 artifacts and specimens, along with videos and hands-on interactives document the life and work of Mendel and the rise of modern genetics in the exhibit "Gregor Mendel: Planting the Seeds of Genetics" at The Academy of Natural Sciences May 24-Sept. 28, 2008.
Credit: Image reproduced with the kind permission of the Director and the Board of Trustees, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. - Gregor Mendel, the founder of modern genetic science, used this microscope to do single-grain pollination as part of his famous experiments with some 28,000 pea plants. This instrument and more than 100 other artifacts and specimens, along with videos and hands-on interactives, document the life and work of the Augustinian friar and the rise of modern genetics in the exhibition "Gregor Mendel: Planting the Seeds of Genetics," at The Academy of Natural Sciences May 24-Sept. 28, 2008.
Credit: Stephan Bartos - Giant peas and computer interactives help explain how Gregor Mendel developed his genetic theories, eventually making him the founder of modern genetic science. More than 100 artifacts and specimens, along with videos and hands-on interactives document the life and work of Mendel and the rise of modern genetics in the exhibit "Gregor Mendel: Planting the Seeds of Genetics" at The Academy of Natural Sciences May 24-Sept. 28, 2008.
Credit: The Field Museum - Anthony Geneva removes specimens from an ultracold freezer at The Academy of Natural Sciences' Laboratory for Molecular Systematics and Ecology. The lab, coupled with scientific expertise and important specimen collections, make the Academy one of the global centers for biodiversity research.
- The Academy of Natural Sciences' Laboratory for Molecular Systematics and Ecology, coupled with the Academy's scientific expertise and specimen collections, make the Academy a global center for biodiversity research.
- A "charming" collection of preserved rats--including a Wistar Rat like this one being weighed by a Wistar Institute researcher in the 1980s--will be on display during the May 24-Sept. 28, 2008 showing of "Gregor Mendel: Planting the Seeds of Genetics" at The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. The exhibit presents a fascinating look at the father of genetics.
Credit: Courtesy of The Wistar Institute, Wistar Archive Collections, Philadelphia, PA.