Natural history museums are shaking off their dusty image in a bid to show relevance to contemporary concerns. Central to a revival in their research fortunes is a unique contribution to our understanding of life's complexity.
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Butler, D., Gee, H. & Macilwain, C. Museum research comes off list of endangered species. Nature 394, 115–116 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/28009
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