Ward's® PURE Preserved Specimens - the best dissection experience from start to finish.

Ward's® PURE Preserved Specimens offer the best classroom experience because PURE Specimens are safe. Students stay focused on learning and not on smells because there is zero formalin odor and no presence of harmful volatile compounds like acetone and formaldehyde. Experience quality with true-to-life preservation, combined with artfully illustrated dissection guides, free with every purchase, to maximize value, lesson time and student engagement.
We guarantee you’ve never experienced dissection like this before. Go Pure.

We guarantee you’ve never experienced dissection like this before. Go Pure.

Asterias sp. Our preserved starfish are shipped vacuum packed or in pails.

Availability Limited: due to an outbreak of sea star wasting disease on the natural population of star fish, supplies are currently limited. Future availability is currently unknown; however, we are working on restoring stock as the natural populations continue to grow. "