title: A potted history of specimen-taking.
authors.affiliation: The Lancet, London, UK.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Richardson
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002648:Child; D004739:England; D018594:Human Body; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009144:Museums; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*