University of Michigan museum now home to largest collection of snakes in the world
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The University of Michigan has slithered into the top spot as home to the largest snake collection in the world.
“These samples represent a biological ‘time capsule’, where researchers can go back to look at populations of animals from decades ago to understand their genetics, their diseases and other things,” said curator and evolutionary biologist Dan Rabosky. She said that the collection, spanning about 50-years, shows how species changed after a natural disaster.
Rabosky said the collection allows scientists to understand how species are changing through time and adapting to long-term changes, like the weather and climate. “For the science of medicine, we often use traditional laboratory rats or mice to answer questions. But out in the world beyond the laboratory, in nature, the things we can learn from lab animals don’t necessarily apply,” Rabosky said.
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