Darby Orcutt Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 I've mentioned in the past that this was coming. Now I'm pleased to share that the project has officially launched. Please pass this information along to any who might have interesting specimens to offer: Study of Allegedly Morphologically Anomalous Samples The initial intake survey to offer samples is available online at: https://csc-rc.cvm.ncsu.edu/surveys/?s=7R9HACAJMHH47J9N For those who wish to contribute (which could help us to test more samples and conduct deeper analyses), a tax-deductible gift to NC State University can be made here (select "Science, Society, and the Strange"): https://go.ncsu.edu/ges_donate [Note that many employers will match any donation to NC State University. See instructions at the bottom of the page.] Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiflier Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Good Work, Darby. Congratulations and I hope you succeed in having submissions sent to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norseman Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 2 hours ago, Darby Orcutt said: I've mentioned in the past that this was coming. Now I'm pleased to share that the project has officially launched. Please pass this information along to any who might have interesting specimens to offer: Study of Allegedly Morphologically Anomalous Samples The initial intake survey to offer samples is available online at: https://csc-rc.cvm.ncsu.edu/surveys/?s=7R9HACAJMHH47J9N For those who wish to contribute (which could help us to test more samples and conduct deeper analyses), a tax-deductible gift to NC State University can be made here (select "Science, Society, and the Strange"): https://go.ncsu.edu/ges_donate [Note that many employers will match any donation to NC State University. See instructions at the bottom of the page.] Thank you! Do you still wanna make a try on the broken Elk femur I sent to Big Tree Walker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catmandoo Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Is there a time limit in the way of remainder of 2023 or into 2024 or as long as the money lasts? I would suggest that persons / groups that want to submit samples be required to give money to the program. My thoughts on donating money might be a way to minimize fakes. I am reminded of the sad DNA samples sent to British geneticist Bryan Sykes (RIP). The Russian 'DNA' samples contained American Black Bear hair/fur. That fake was international in scope to get Black Bear samples to Russia and then dump garbage on Sykes. Note: do not accept samples from Russia. I read the sample survey. Good luck with the screening procedures. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Orcutt Posted June 10, 2023 Author Share Posted June 10, 2023 4 hours ago, norseman said: Do you still wanna make a try on the broken Elk femur I sent to Big Tree Walker? I'll PM you on that. 1 hour ago, Catmandoo said: Is there a time limit in the way of remainder of 2023 or into 2024 or as long as the money lasts? We've just launched, so we're not really thinking at this stage about when we might stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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