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#specimens — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. University of Michigan: World’s natural history collections ready to aid in pandemic preparedness. “In 2024, the scientists gathered to analyze how to tap natural history collections and bring together research from across disciplines to help the world prepare for a potential future pandemic—something researchers say is likely because of climate change and human encroachment on wildlife […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/05/university-of-michigan-worlds-natural-history-collections-ready-to-aid-in-pandemic-preparedness/

  2. A #OneHealth #Investigation into #H5N1 Avian #Influenza Virus #Epizootics on 2 Dairy #Farms, MedRxIV: medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/20

    We detected H5N1 HPAIV in 64% (9/14) of #milk specimens, 2.6% (1/39) of cattle #nasal swab #specimens, and none of 17 cattle #worker nasopharyngeal swab specimens... we detected #SARS-CoV-2 in a nasal swab from a sick #cow... 14.3% (2/14) of farm workers who donated #sera were recently symptomatic & had elevated neutralizing #antibodies against a related H5N1 strain.

  3. #December 11, 1843
    #OTD Jacob #Schneck, Indiana #Physician, #Naturalist, & #Botanist, is born.

    Jacob's passion was #Plants & he spent his #SpareTime #Botanizing. He labeled all his #Specimens with his #Impeccable #Handwriting.

    He #Spied a unique #Species of #RedOak & told the Botanist Nathaniel Lord #Britton. Britton named the oak in Jacob's honor - Quercus Schneckii, also known as the Schneck #Oak.

    Jacob died at 63, tending his patients to the end - despite his own #Pneumonia.

    #Botany