DNA, PCR and formalinized animal tissue - a short review and protocols

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What can biological barcoding do for marine biology? (2005, background): “For a long time formaldehyde has been the number one fixative for natural history collections, and this material is difficult to work with even if new protocols are being developed (e.g. Schander & Halanych 2003 ).”
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