I have previously written about how one palaeontologist is using 3D scanning and printing to interest a new generation in Africa's fascinating fossil records. Now another, even more dusty, scientific discipline is getting the 3D treatment: taxonomy, defined as the practice and science of classification of organisms.
Taxonomy is one of those disciplines that instantly makes you think of old men in tweed jackets looking at jars full of preserved insects. A team from the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) in Greece is aiming to change that perception and drag taxonomy kicking and screaming into the brave new 3D world.
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