6 messages in edu.ku.nhm.mailman.taxacomSpirit Collections
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John SimmonsAug 25, 1995 12:18 am 
Alan HarveyAug 25, 1995 12:29 pm 
T.K. WilsonAug 25, 1995 1:42 pm 
Darrel E. SnyderAug 25, 1995 3:15 pm 
Jo...@Mizzou1.Missouri.edu C@Mizzou1.Missouri.edu Kingston@Mizzou1.Missouri.edu, BIOLOGIST@Mizzou1.Missouri.edu, Denver@Mizzou1.Missouri.edu, CO (John Kingston)Aug 25, 1995 6:06 pm 
Karsten HartelAug 26, 1995 8:37 am 
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From:Karsten Hartel (har@MCZ.HARVARD.EDU)
Date:Aug 26, 1995 8:37:49 am
List:edu.ku.nhm.mailman.taxacom

On Fri, 25 Aug 1995 13:42:25 -0500, T.K. Wilson wrote:

Alan Harvey wrote:

... could someone explain the difference between "fixation" and "preservation"?

In museum collections "preservation" is only required. However, if microscope slides are to be made of the tissue, then "fixation" is required first as the fixing/preservation fluids interact with subsequent staining.

I and many others will disagree. For curation of vertebrates there is a two part process, fixation and storage in a preservative. Depending on the use of the material the storage material may or may not be the same. See papers on the BBC gopher under ASIH Curation muse.bio.cornell.edu

Karsten E. Hartel Curatorial Associate, Fishes hartel at mcz.harvard.edu (617)495-2477