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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