Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C., United States of America.
Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America.
PLoS Biol. 2018 Jul 16;16(7):e2006125. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2006125. eCollection 2018 Jul.
The last 50 years have witnessed rapid changes in the ways that natural history specimens are collected, preserved, analyzed, and documented. Those changes have produced unprecedented access to specimens, images, and data as well as impressive research results in organismal biology. The stage is now set for a new generation of collecting, preserving, analyzing, and integrating biological samples-a generation devoted to interdisciplinary research into complex biological interactions and processes. Next-generation collections may be essential for breakthrough research on the spread of infectious diseases, feeding Earth's growing population, adapting to climate change, and other grand research challenges. A decade-long investment in research collection infrastructure will be needed.
过去的 50 年见证了自然历史标本采集、保存、分析和记录方式的快速变化。这些变化使得人们以前所未有的方式获取标本、图像和数据，并在生物机体研究方面取得了令人瞩目的成果。现在，新一代的生物样本采集、保存、分析和整合工作已经就绪，这代人致力于研究复杂的生物相互作用和过程中的跨学科问题。下一代的收藏可能对于研究传染病的传播、养活不断增长的人口、适应气候变化以及其他重大研究挑战等问题至关重要。需要对研究收藏基础设施进行长达十年的投资。
