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| October 01, 1998 | Thwaites, Tim | COPYRIGHT 1998 CSIRO Publishing. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Tim Thwaites reports on plans to dust off the data dinosaurs that lurk in biological collections worldwide.

Using advances in corn purer technology, the information can be made accessible and easier to analyse, broadening the knowledge base upon which decisions about conservation are made.

Students from schools in South Australia's Riverland region are spending time each month clearing insect traps in the nearby Bookmark Biosphere Reserve. They sort their catch into broad groups and send them off to CSIRO Entomology in Canberra for finer identification.

The primary and secondary students are involved in a long-term project to rehabilitate the ...

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