I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has museum policy or
    guidelines for approving destructive sampling for research (in this
    case a researcher wants 5 x 5 cm. samples of mammoth and mastodont bone
    for aDNA research). I want to assure that the research value is worth
    using up the material, and am inclined to ask for documentation of
    value of the project, qualification of principals, info on the
    methodology (is it experimental or proven), etc. Am I asking for too
    much? not enough?  Would like comments as well as policy suggestions.
    Thanks.
           Lucy Skjelstad
          Horner Museum, Oregon State Univ.
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