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| facility or laboratory | DE-SNSB DNA-Bank | Bavarian Natural History Collections | DE - Germany | Infos |
| facility or laboratory | DE-SNSB 3D Laser scanning Facilities | Bavarian Natural History Collections | DE - Germany | Infos |
| facility or laboratory | DE-SNSB Isotope geochemistry lab and analysis | Bavarian Natural History Collections | DE - Germany | Infos |
| facility or laboratory | DE-SNSB SEM Facilities | Bavarian Natural History Collections | DE - Germany | Infos |
| facility or laboratory | DE-SNSB Digital XRay facilities and µCT-facilities | Bavarian Natural History Collections | DE - Germany | Infos |
| facility or laboratory | DE-SNSB DScan facilities für digitization of insect boxes | Bavarian Natural History Collections | DE - Germany | Infos |
| facility or laboratory | DE-SNSB 2D-Scanning facilities for digitization of herbarium specimens | Bavarian Natural History Collections | DE - Germany | Infos |
| equipment | Micro-CT EasyTOM RX Solution | Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences | BE - Belgium | Infos |
| equipment | Micro-CT XRE | Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences | BE - Belgium | Infos |
| equipment | Mechscan | Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences | BE - Belgium | Infos |
| equipment | Keyence VR-5000 | Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences | BE - Belgium | Infos |
| facility or laboratory | BE-RBINS Imagery Platform | Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences | BE - Belgium | Infos |
| facility or laboratory | DE-MFN Scanning electron microscope | Berlin Natural History Museum | DE - Germany | Infos |
| facility or laboratory | DE-SNSB DNA Labs | Bavarian Natural History Collections | DE - Germany | Infos |
| facility or laboratory | Molecular laboratory | Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig - Leibniz Institute for Animal Biodiversity | DE - Germany | Infos |
| equipment | Scanning electron microscope (Zeiss 300VP), & SEM preparation equipment (sputter, critical point dryer) | Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig - Leibniz Institute for Animal Biodiversity | DE - Germany | Infos |
| facility or laboratory | 3D scanning of macroscopic objects | Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig - Leibniz Institute for Animal Biodiversity | DE - Germany | Infos |
| equipment | Skyscan 1272: high resultion for small objects up to 75 mm | Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig - Leibniz Institute for Animal Biodiversity | DE - Germany | Infos |
| equipment | XXX-1173 | Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig - Leibniz Institute for Animal Biodiversity | DE - Germany | Infos |
| Analytical electron microscopy facilities Electron microscopy is applied to study objects down to micro- and even nanometer scale (0,000001 mm) in a structural or analytical way. Morphology imaging of the studied object up to a magnification of 300000 times in a scanning electron microscope Imaging of different chemical phases also up to a magnification of 300000 times Detailed chemical analysis of the sample, in an electron microprobe down to trace elements (parts per million, ppm scale, 0,0001%) Crystallographic information, internal deformation inside the studied object down to micrometer scale (0,001 mm) Internal structures of the studied object (cathodoluminescence) Laboratory of molecular systematics In the DNA laboratory research projects concerning systematics, phylogeny, phylogeography, and population genetics are performed. The principle of molecular systematics is based on the fact that the similarity of the DNA molecule reflects the degree of relatedness between taxa. DNA sequencing is performed to clarify phylogenetic questions in the broadest sense, microsatellite analyses are performed for population analyses and genetic monitoring. In addition, the DNA laboratory harbours a DNA and tissue collection. | Natural History Museum, Vienna | AT - Austria | Infos | |
| Morphology laboratory (several rooms) SEM TEM Genetic laboratory (several rooms) Moreover, each department has one collection laboratory for systematics, taxonomy, washing of samples, etc. | Centre of Natural History Hamburg | DE - Germany | Infos | |
| Morphological lab Molecular lab (pre PCR) Molecular lab (post PCR) | SEM three HERBSCANS four digitization units Special scanning room for scanning large objects | Meise Botanic Garden | BE - Belgium | Infos |
| The OD Taxonomy and Phylogeny (OD T&Ph) disposes of standard taxonomic infrastructure including microscopes, stereomicroscopes, equipment for high-resolution macrophotography, and equipment for the preparation of tissue slides (ultramicrotome, devices for cryogenic preparations). There is also an Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope with dedicated technical support by members of the OD T&Ph (use is to be booked in advance). The OD T&Ph is responsible for the “Laboratory for Molecular Systematics (LMS)” which is an “open” research infrastructure that focuses on the application of DNA markers in taxonomic, population genetic and phylogenetic research. The core of this facility is an ABI 3130 capillary DNA sequencer. In addition, the facility is equipped with, amongst others, seven PCR thermocyclers (two of which can implement temperature gradients), five centrifuges, an Agilent BioAnalyzer 2100, a nanodrop spectrophotometer, a Qubit 2.0 fluorometer, two fume hoods, a laminar flow, six set-ups for horizontal DNA electrophoresis (agarose), a gene flash bio imaging system, a Machery-Nagel DNA purification set-up, an autoclave, 10 fridges, 20 freezers, five ultrafreezers (-80 °C), two portable dry-shipping nitrogen containers and a GeneVault DNA storage archive. This infrastructure allows for a wide variety of DNA marker analyses, though most applications involve nucleotide sequencing and microsatellite genotyping. Completely separated (i.e. on a different floor) from the DNA facility, there is a small “Archival DNA Room” dedicated to the extraction and handling of degraded DNA (e.g. “old” DNA). This room is equipped with programmable UV-light, positive air pressure, a sterile working chamber and a microcentrifuge. | Founded in 1846, RBINS houses a diverse and exceptionally rich zoological collection, palaeoanthropological and mineralogical collections and prehistoric items involving ca. 38,000,000 specimens with ca. 100,000 primary types. This places RBINS among the world top ten collections in terms of volume of specimen stored and available for research. The mollusc collection includes some 9,000,000 specimens representing 45,000 species and is ranked among the world top five. The RBINS scientific library is one of the largest documentary resources of NH in Belgium. It offers 695,368 volumes. The Filing Cabinet owns about 35,000 geographical, hydrological and geological maps. The unique Dautzenberg collection contains rare volumes concerning conchology. A suite of equipment is available for scanning collections objects. The data and references are recorded in a common management tool developed by RBINS ICT service. Research supported by the infrastructure: Research focuses on the study of biodiversity through taxonomy and phylogeny in all animal groups (extant and fossils). RBINS staff also studies the land, fresh water and marine ecosystems, the history of life, of the climate and of human installations, plus, mechanisms involved in the evolution of life along with the geology of Belgium and modelling of the North Sea. In addition, RBINS develops tools and methods for monitoring natural land or marine environments. It also offers useful advice for the development of national and European policies for the protection and conservation of biotopes and biodiversity and serves as Belgium’s National Focal Point to the Global Taxonomy Initiative. | Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences | BE - Belgium | Infos |
| Service Area Laboratories: One Laboratory - Two Locations. Spread over two locations, the laboratory facilities cover approximately 450 m2. Institutionally, the Service Area Laboratories is affiliated on one side to the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Berlin, and on the other side to the Borsch Working Group at the Institute of Biology, Systematic Botany and Geography of Plants. Both institutions are part of the Freie Universität Berlin. The activities of the laboratory facility located in the Botanical Museum (Königin-Luise-Str. 6-8) mainly focus on genome- and DNA-analyses (including barcoding), micromorphology and ultra-sculpture of botanical surfaces and the cultivation of diatoms. A field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) is available. The activities of the laboratory facility located in the Botanical Institute (Altensteinstr. 6) mainly focus on DNA/RNA analyses related to population genetics and genome sizing using flow cytometry. In addition, the facility is equipped with a S1-area for cloning purposes. | Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin | DE - Germany | Infos | |
| Bioacoustic laboratory. Laservibrometer Polytec PDV-100 3D visualisation laboratory. 2 AMIRA computer stations. Extensive facilities for light microscopy with digital photography; various LEITZ and ZEISS research light microscopes with Nomarsky contrast, fluorescence, phase contrast, polarization, mostly with digital documentation systems, installed from 1993 onwards. Extensive facilities for preparation and investigation of animals, fossil, rocks, minerals, and histological material, including micropaleontology, thin sections, bulk sample maceration, and handling of HF methods . | Berlin Natural History Museum | DE - Germany | Infos | |
| DNA Labs (several) DNA-Bank 3D Laser scanning Facilities Isotope geochemistry lab and analysis SEM Facilities (TEM is available via the LMU cooperation contract) Digital XRay facilities and µCT-facilities DScan facilities für digitization of insect boxes etc. 2D-Scanning facilities for digitization of herbarium specimens | Bavarian Natural History Collections | DE - Germany | Infos |