MSB Division of Genomic Resources

The Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB), Division of Genomic Resources (DGR) is a centralized repository at the University of New Mexico (UNM) for cryogenic biological materials submitted from MSB divisions at the University of New Mexico and from other individuals and institutions worldwide. The MSB DGR collection archives cryogenically preserved samples of animal tissues, whole organisms such as embryos and parasites, and purified DNA and RNA for the MSB divisions of Mammals, Birds, Fishes, Herpetology, and Parasitology. The MSB DGR collection contains over 500,000 cryogenic samples of more than 250,000 specimens and 3,000 species, representing Mammals (92%), Birds (4%), Reptiles (1%), Fishes (1%), and a growing collection of associated endo- and ectoparasites (2%). The collection spans more than 30 countries, with particularly strong holdings from the Southwestern United States, Beringia, and Latin America. Tissues and museum specimens can be located online bysearching the Arctos collections database at https://arctosdb.org for each of the MSB divisions.

Collection Coverage

Usage restrictions

All records are the property of Museum of Southwestern Biology, but may be used as per creative commons (CC BY-NC). See https://msb.unm.edu/divisions/genomics/the-collection/tissue-loan-policy.html

Access rights

All records are the property of Museum of Southwestern Biology, but may be used as per creative commons (CC BY-NC). See https://msb.unm.edu/divisions/genomics/the-collection/tissue-loan-policy.html

Curation details

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Rights

All records are the property of Museum of Southwestern Biology, but may be used as per creative commons (CC BY-NC). See https://msb.unm.edu/divisions/genomics/the-collection/tissue-loan-policy.html