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7.4 Mil. Plant and Fungi Samples Have Been Digitized to 'Democratize Knowledge' and Save Species

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Royal Botanic Gardens Kew digitized 7.4 million plant and fungi herbarium samples to enable AI-powered conservation strategy planning, species discovery, and chemical research.

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Digitization alone does not guarantee conservation outcomes; impact depends on how institutions deploy the archive.

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