Von Konrat in lab (IMAGE)

Field Museum

Von Konrat in lab

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Lead author Matt von Konrat in his laboratory at the Field Museum on February 26, 2026, with the moss specimens used in the Burr Oak case. In the background is a panel from the Field Museum’s 2017 exhibition, Specimens, which highlighted the Burr Oak case as an example of how museum specimens are used. This panel contains a photograph of an FBI worker at the scene and the text “People lie, but moss does not.” Photo © Field Museum.

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