Abstract The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Taxonomy includes
organism names and classifications for every sequence in the nucleotide and protein …

Natural history collections are invaluable repositories of biological information that provide
an unrivaled record of Earth's biodiversity. Museum genomics—genomics research using …

Increasing our understanding of Earth's biodiversity and responsibly stewarding its
resources are among the most crucial scientific and social challenges of the new …

With the application and development of high-throughput sequencing technology in life and
health sciences, massive multi-omics data brings the problem of efficient management and …

Green plants play a fundamental role in ecosystems, human health, and agriculture. As de
novo genomes are being generated for all known eukaryotic species as advocated by the …

Natural history museums are unique spaces for interdisciplinary research and educational
innovation. Through extensive exhibits and public programming and by hosting rich …

The reliable taxonomic identification of organisms through DNA sequence data requires a
well parameterized library of curated reference sequences. However, it is estimated that just …

Societal Impact Statement Plant and fungal specimens provide the auditable evidence that a
particular organism occurred at a particular place, and at a particular point in time, verifying …

Many ocean policies mandate integrated, ecosystem-based approaches to marine
monitoring, driving a global need for efficient, low-cost bioindicators of marine ecological …

Building DNA barcode databases for plants has historically been ad hoc, and often with a
relatively narrow taxonomic focus. To realize the full potential of DNA barcoding for plants …