[HTML][HTML] Mining museums for historical DNA: advances and challenges in museomics
CJ Raxworthy, BT Smith - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2021 - cell.com
Historical DNA (hDNA), obtained from museum and herbarium specimens, has yielded
spectacular new insights into the history of organisms. This includes documenting historical …
spectacular new insights into the history of organisms. This includes documenting historical …
Digital extended specimens: Enabling an extensible network of biodiversity data records as integrated digital objects on the internet
The early twenty-first century has witnessed massive expansions in availability and
accessibility of digital data in virtually all domains of the biodiversity sciences. Led by an …
accessibility of digital data in virtually all domains of the biodiversity sciences. Led by an …
Toward a genome sequence for every animal: Where are we now?
S Hotaling, JL Kelley… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
In less than 25 y, the field of animal genome science has transformed from a discipline
seeking its first glimpses into genome sequences across the Tree of Life to a global …
seeking its first glimpses into genome sequences across the Tree of Life to a global …
Predicting the zoonotic capacity of mammals to transmit SARS-CoV-2
IR Fischhoff, AA Castellanos… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Back and forth transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-
2) between humans and animals will establish wild reservoirs of virus that endanger long …
2) between humans and animals will establish wild reservoirs of virus that endanger long …
[HTML][HTML] A strategy to assess spillover risk of bat SARS-related coronaviruses in Southeast Asia
Emerging diseases caused by coronaviruses of likely bat origin (eg, SARS, MERS, SADS,
COVID-19) have disrupted global health and economies for two decades. Evidence …
COVID-19) have disrupted global health and economies for two decades. Evidence …
[HTML][HTML] Leveraging natural history biorepositories as a global, decentralized, pathogen surveillance network
The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic reveals a
major gap in global biosecurity infrastructure: a lack of publicly available biological samples …
major gap in global biosecurity infrastructure: a lack of publicly available biological samples …
[HTML][HTML] Coronavirus sampling and surveillance in bats from 1996–2019: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 highlights a need for evidence-based strategies to monitor
bat viruses. We performed a systematic review of coronavirus sampling (testing for RNA …
bat viruses. We performed a systematic review of coronavirus sampling (testing for RNA …
The critical importance of vouchers in genomics
A voucher is a permanently preserved specimen that is maintained in an accessible
collection. In genomics, vouchers serve as the physical evidence for the taxonomic …
collection. In genomics, vouchers serve as the physical evidence for the taxonomic …
Trends in bacterial pathogens of bats: global distribution and knowledge gaps
Bats have received considerable recent attention for infectious disease research because of
their potential to host and transmit viruses, including Ebola, Hendra, Nipah, and multiple …
their potential to host and transmit viruses, including Ebola, Hendra, Nipah, and multiple …
Is the world wormier than it used to be? We'll never know without natural history collections
CL Wood, MPM Vanhove - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Many disease ecologists and conservation biologists believe that the world is wormier than it
used to be—that is, that parasites are increasing in abundance through time. This argument …
used to be—that is, that parasites are increasing in abundance through time. This argument …