Museum of Southwestern Biology, Division of Genomic Resources (University of New Mexico)

TitleMuseum of Southwestern Biology, Division of Genomic Resources (University of New Mexico)
Publication TypeWebsite
Year of Publication2013
Keywordscentralized repository, cryogenic collection, DNA bank, frozen tissue collection, genetic resources, nucleic acid extracts, online database
AbstractThe University of New Mexico (UNM) Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB) Division of Genomic Resources (DGR) is a cryogenic archive of tissue samples from vertebrates, invertebrates, parasites and DNA from other MSB divisions and outside collections. The collection currently contains over 500,000 samples from about 175,000 individuals. It is worldwide in scope with particularly strong holdings of mammalian tissue from taxa of the Southwestern United States, Beringia, and Latin America. Specimen data is available via Arctos.
URLhttp://www.msb.unm.edu/dgr/contact.html