Preserve a voucher specimen! The critical need for integrating natural history collections in infectious disease studies
Despite being nearly 10 months into the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic,
the definitive animal host for SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus …
the definitive animal host for SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus …
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 …
Current methods, future directions and considerations of DNA-based taxonomic identification in wildlife forensics
KA Meiklejohn, MK Burnham-Curtis… - Forensic Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Wildlife forensic analyses are frequently concerned with taxonomic identification, and very
often employ amplification and Sanger sequencing of informative regions of the genome to …
often employ amplification and Sanger sequencing of informative regions of the genome to …
Building natural history collections for the twenty-first century and beyond
Natural history collections (NHCs) are important resources for a diverse array of scientific
fields. Recent digitization initiatives have broadened the user base of NHCs, and new …
fields. Recent digitization initiatives have broadened the user base of NHCs, and new …
[HTML][HTML] Reconnecting research and natural history museums in Italy and the need of a national collection biorepository
Abstract In Italy, differently from other countries, a national museum of natural history is not
present. This absence is due, among other reasons, to its historical political fragmentation …
present. This absence is due, among other reasons, to its historical political fragmentation …
The open-specimen movement
The open-science movement seeks to increase transparency, reproducibility, and access to
scientific data. As primary data, preserved biological specimens represent records of global …
scientific data. As primary data, preserved biological specimens represent records of global …
Las colecciones biológicas de Chile deben potenciarse
G D'ELÍA - Anales del Instituto de la Patagonia, 2024 - SciELO Chile
En esta revisión abogo por la necesidad de mejorar la infraestructura de las colecciones
biológicas de Chile y por el crecimiento continuo de su acervo. Para fundamentar este …
biológicas de Chile y por el crecimiento continuo de su acervo. Para fundamentar este …
Engaging with the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing: recommendations for noncommercial biodiversity researchers
Abstract The Convention on Biological Diversity and the Nagoya Protocol on Access and
Benefit-Sharing provide an international legal framework that aims to prevent …
Benefit-Sharing provide an international legal framework that aims to prevent …
Temporal-dependent effects of DNA degradation on frozen tissues archived at− 80 C
TJ Soniat, HF Sihaloho, RD Stevens… - Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Frozen tissues, associated with natural history and biological collections, historically have
been archived at temperatures between− 20° C and− 80° C. More recently, the availability of …
been archived at temperatures between− 20° C and− 80° C. More recently, the availability of …
Temporal rate of postmortem DNA degradation in archived tissue samples: evidence from liver and muscle
HN Amarilla-Stevens, RD Stevens… - Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Guidelines identifying best practices for harvesting tissues that lead to optimal DNA
preservation are few but are important curatorial concerns for genetic resource collections …
preservation are few but are important curatorial concerns for genetic resource collections …