Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | e2212800119 |
Journal | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
Volume | 119 |
Issue number | 50 |
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State | Published - Dec 13 2022 |
Externally published | Yes |
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In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 119, No. 50, e2212800119, 13.12.2022.
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T1 - The time is right for an Antarctic biorepository network
AU - O’Brien, Kristin M.
AU - Crockett, Elizabeth L.
AU - Adams, Byron J.
AU - Amsler, Charles D.
AU - Appiah-Madson, Hannah J.
AU - Collins, Allen
AU - Desvignes, Thomas
AU - Detrich, H. William
AU - Distel, Daniel L.
AU - Eppley, Sarah M.
AU - Frable, Benjamin W.
AU - Franz, Nico M.
AU - Grim, Jeffrey M.
AU - Kocot, Kevin M.
AU - Mahon, Andrew R.
AU - Mayfield-Meyer, Teresa J.
AU - Mikucki, Jill A.
AU - Moser, William E.
AU - Schmull, Michaela
AU - Seid, Charlotte A.
AU - Smith, Craig R.
AU - Todgham, Anne E.
AU - Watkins-Colwell, Gregory J.
N1 - Funding Information: of Antarctic specimens, including dried and frozen samples, and DNA extracts. In the United States, many Antarctic collections are held by principal investigators (PIs) funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF; Fig. 1), who are largely unaware of data standards (e.g., Darwin Core Standard—a community-developed and evolving set of data standards established to maximize sharing, use, and reuse of biodiversity data) and protocols for specimen management (e.g., the International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories Best Practices guidelines for managing specimens). They also lack the resources to properly curate their collections. As a result, the majority of Antarctic biological specimens are invisible and inaccessible to the broader sci-enti 謀c community. The time has come to establish a bior-e pository network of Antarctic specimens for addressing the most critical questions in Antarctic science, improving human welfare, and mitigating the impacts of climate change. Funding Information: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. We gratefully acknowledge the tremendous advice and support we received from Katharine Barker, Jonathan Coddington, and Diane Pitassy. Their efforts were essential to the development of the ideas presented here and the success of the workshop held to discuss the value and scope of an Antarctic Biorepository. We also greatly appreciate the helpful feedback we receivedonanearlierdraftof thiscommentaryfromStevenChown,AdrianGlover, and Anton Van De Putte. Data from the survey were analyzed by Jen Danielson of the Goldstream Group. Funding: This study was funded by the National Science Foundation (2015878 to K.M.O. and 2015666 to E.L.C.). Funding Information: A biorepository project must also support the deposition of legacy collections. Although museum collections are well curated and accessible through online data aggregators, PI collections are neither easily discoverable nor are they professionally managed or curated. For some taxa, collections held by PIs exceed those held by museums (Fig. 2). NSF funding, grant supplements, or awards for Collections in Support of Biological Research should help PIs, especially those nearing retirement, deposit their collections in biorepositories. Research Experiences for Undergraduate (REU) awards to support specimen deposition and foster collaborations between PIs and collection managers could also contribute to this goal while simultaneously training young scientists in best practices of specimen collection and curation. NSF funding in support of legacy collection deposition, especially for collections that enhance taxonomic, genomic, and morphological diversity, biogeographic distribution, and/or time series, would strengthen conservation e 言orts and provide research opportunities for other investigators. Availability of legacy collection awards should be communicated to PIs to plan for the ultimate dispossession of their collections.
PY - 2022/12/13
Y1 - 2022/12/13
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U2 - 10.1073/pnas.2212800119
DO - 10.1073/pnas.2212800119
M3 - Comment/debate
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SN - 0027-8424
VL - 119
JO - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
JF - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
IS - 50
M1 - e2212800119
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