Museums preserve clues that can help scientists predict and analyze future pandemics
Genetic information that could help finger the next infectious threat is stored in museums around the world.
Richard Yanagihara, Professor of Pediatrics and Principal Investigator, Pacific Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Research, University of Hawaii
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June 24, 2020 • ~9 min
June 24, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: dna biodiversity covid-19 pandemic zoonotic-diseases infectious-disease-research natural-history-collections museums genetic-research
Scientists are working to protect invaluable living collections during coronavirus lockdowns
From fungi and flies to spiders and fish, living collections need care and feeding even when their human keepers are dealing with a pandemic and its resultant social distancing.
Tags: collections social-distancing fungi coronavirus-2020 fungus tsetse-fly tsetse-flies natural-history-collections coronavirus-and-social-distancing coronavirus-pandemic
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