Why The Smithsonian Stores 148 Million Specimens | AI in Action | Business Insider

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History safeguards 148 million objects, yet 99% of them remain hidden from public view. Behind the scenes, these treasures solve real-world problems, like helping planes avoid birds and identifying invasive species threatening agriculture. Now, the museum is tackling one of its most ambitious projects ever: assembling a DNA library of every complex life form on Earth. We went behind the scenes to see how breakthroughs in AI, high-resolution imaging, and robotics make that possible.

00:00 - Introduction
01:26 - Hidden Collections
03:06 - Preserving Specimens
04:36 - Digitization Project
05:20 - Breaking Down Dietary Fats
06:20 - Feather ID Lab
08:48 - L.A.B. - Laboratories Of Analytical Biology
10:58 - Earth BioGenome Project
13:30 - Environmental DNA (eDNA)
18:21 - How Collections Help Humans
19:35 - Protecting Crops From Invasive Species
21:52 - The Future
23:28 - Where Are The Giant Humanoid Skeletons?
23:52 - Credits

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How The Smithsonian Safeguards 148 Million Specimens | AI in Action | Business Insider