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So this subspecies of lion no longer exists in the wild or in captivity. It' s gone as far as we know, but there could be some in zoos that need to be validated genetically to make sure that they are what they say they are. This still has a use, doesn' t it? Absolutely, I mean there may be mechanisms of extinction that are locked away in the genes of those species that are no longer out there in the wild but exist in museum collections, and so it' s important for us to make those accessible for scientific research. It' s not just the specimens that are finding a new role in the 21st century. Richard Sabin is one of a number of museum scientists who are now being asked to use their expertise in a new and surprising way. As leaders in their field, they' re increasingly being called on to give evidence in court. It' s a job which requires confidence and a worldclass grasp of the facts. |
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suǒ yǐ dà xíng bǔ rǔ dòng wù zài wú róng shēn zhī suǒ, yě jiù shì shuō zhè zhǒng shī zi jì méi yǒu yě shēng de, yě méi yǒu rén gōng yǎng yù de le. mù qián suǒ zhī shì zhè yàng, dàn kě yǐ jiǎn cè dòng wù yuán lǐ shī zi de jī yīn, yǐ què rèn wù zhǒng méi yǒu hùn xiáo. zhè biāo běn hái néng fā huī yòng chǔ ma dāng rán. dòng wù jī yīn kě néng huì jiē shì qí miè jué yuán yīn, zhè wù zhǒng yǐ zài zì rán zhōng miè jué, zhǐ néng tōng guò guǎn zhòng biāo běn jìn xíng yán jiū. suǒ yǐ jiāng zhèi xiē biāo běn yòng yú kē xué yán jiū, duì wǒ men yì yì zhòng dà. 21 shì jì, bù jǐn shì biāo běn bàn yǎn le quán xīn de jué sè, xǔ duō bó wù guǎn kē xué jiā yě yǐ quán xīn de fāng shì fā huī qí zhuān cháng, lǐ chá dé sà bīn yě shì qí zhōng yī yuán. zuò wéi qí lǐng yù de zhuān jiā, tā men yuè lái yuè pín fán dì bèi yāo qiú wèi fǎ tíng tí gōng zhèng jù. zuò zhè fèn gōng zuò bù jǐn xū yào zì xìn, gèng xū yào duì shì shí yǒu quán miàn dí bǎ wò. |