Specimen collection is essential for modern science

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PLOS BIOLOGY(2023)

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Natural history museums are vital repositories of specimens, samples and data that inform about the natural world; this Reply responds to a Formal Comment that queried whether it will ever be possible to completely do away with whole animal specimen collection, inviting open conversations about the ethical implications of specimen collection.
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