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MUSEUMS SHOULD CURATE BEYOND THE NATURAL: DOMESTIC BREEDS OFFER UNIQUE INSIGHT INTO EVOLUTIONARY PROCESSES & HUMAN CULTURE
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Authors
Evan Thomas Saitta 
Abstract
This short communication proposes that natural history museums should consider expanding their mission by intensively collecting and curating domesticated, hemerophilic, and genetically engineered animals, plants, and fungi to improve the study of evolutionary biology and anthropology, as well as mitigate against future climatic and economic challenges.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.32942/X2VK88
Subjects
Arts and Humanities, Life Sciences
Keywords
Domestication, Museums
Dates
Published: 2025-04-24 04:23
Last Updated: 2025-04-24 04:23
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CC BY Attribution 4.0 International
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Language:
English
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