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. 2022 Dec 13;119(50):e2212800119.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.2212800119. Epub 2022 Dec 8.

The time is right for an Antarctic biorepository network

Kristin M O'Brien  1 , Elizabeth L Crockett  2 , Byron J Adams  3 , Charles D Amsler  4 , Hannah J Appiah-Madson  5 , Allen Collins  6 , Thomas Desvignes  7 , H William Detrich 3rd  8 , Daniel L Distel  5 , Sarah M Eppley  9 , Benjamin W Frable  10 , Nico M Franz  11 , Jeffrey M Grim  12 , Kevin M Kocot  13 , Andrew R Mahon  14 , Teresa J Mayfield-Meyer  15 , Jill A Mikucki  16 , William E Moser  17 , Michaela Schmull  18 , Charlotte A Seid  10 , Craig R Smith  19 , Anne E Todgham  20 , Gregory J Watkins-Colwell  21
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The time is right for an Antarctic biorepository network

Kristin M O'Brien et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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We need to establish a biorepository network of Antarctic specimens to not only address the most critical questions in Antarctic science but also to improve human welfare and mitigate the impacts of climate change. Image credit: Shutterstock/Wirestock Creators.
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Fig. 1.
Funding sources for the Antarctic collections of museums (left) and principal investigators (right) in the United States. Data were obtained from a survey deployed to Antarctic scientists, museum curators, and collection managers in 2021. Percentages for each category do not sum to 100% because respondents could select more than one funding category.
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Fig. 2.
Number of Antarctic taxon-specific collections held by museums versus principal investigators. Data were obtained from a survey deployed to Antarctic scientists, museum curators, and collection managers in 2021.
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