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Nature 394, 517 (6 August 1998) | doi:10.1038/28936

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101 uses for a natural history museum

Nicholas Arnold1

  1. Department of Zoology, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK

The Briefing about natural history museums was very informative but the editorial, "101 uses for a dead bird", promotes a number of misconceptions(Nature 394, 105; 1998& Nature 394, 115; 119; 1998).Museum collections are, as you recognize, the ultimate basis of most if not all biodiversity studies, including those that permit the decline in biodiversity to be monitored and controlled.