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Wed Jun 24

Museums preserve clues that can help scientists predict and analyze future pandemics

Written by Pamela Soltis, Distinguished Professor and Curator, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida

Specimens like these at Dublin's Natural History Museum contain valuable information about the evolution of pathogens and host organisms. Kieran Guckian, CC BY

In less than 20 years, communities around the globe have been hit by a string of major disease outbreaks: SARS, MERS, Ebola, Zika and now, COVID-19. Nearly all emerging infectious diseases...

Museums preserve clues that can help scientists predict and analyze future pandemics

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