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Our very first field trip was to the Veterinarian School. There we went to the Musee Fragonard, which was on the campus of the school. In the museum there was a large historic collection of animal models that were all hand painted. Every detail of animal anatomy had to be made and were used to teach future vets as there were no photos or other ways to teach. In the museum there were also all documented diseases an animal could get. One in particular was a disorder called cyclopia which resulted in the animal only developing one eye. The genetic disorder impacts brain growth and there are other neural deficiencies seen in these animals. It was interesting to me knowing back then they didn’t have the technology to figure out the mechanics of how a disorder was impacting the body, but they didn’t need that knowledge to figure out how it was created.