{"id":23528,"date":"2026-06-16T06:37:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T04:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/16\/ai-could-help-win-race-against-extinction-of-vital-plants-say-botanists\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T06:37:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T04:37:39","slug":"ai-could-help-win-race-against-extinction-of-vital-plants-say-botanists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/16\/ai-could-help-win-race-against-extinction-of-vital-plants-say-botanists\/","title":{"rendered":"AI could help win \u2018race against extinction\u2019 of vital plants, say botanists"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tech is helping to identify and save new specimens and could open \u2018genomic goldmine\u2019 of fungi data<\/p>\n

The rise of AI and digitisation could be a turning point in the \u201crace against extinction\u201d faced by botanists trying to identify and save vital plants before they vanish, according to a major report<\/a> from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.<\/p>\n

New technology is enabling scientists to track how flowering times have shifted by weeks around the world, rapidly identify new specimens and even get crucial genetic data from 180-year-old fungus specimens, potentially opening a \u201cgenomic goldmine\u201d. Digitisation and online access to millions of specimens that were until now only accessible in archives is also producing new insights, especially in the global south.<\/p>\n

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\nTech is helping to identify and save new specimens and could open \u2018genomic goldmine\u2019 of fungi data
\nThe rise of AI and digitisation could be a turning point in the \u201crace against extinction\u201d faced by botanists trying to identify and save vital plants before they vanish, according to a major report from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
\nNew technology is enabling scientists to track how flowering times have shifted by weeks around the world, rapidly identify new specimens and even get crucial genetic data from 180-year-old fungus specimens, potentially opening a \u201cgenomic goldmine\u201d. Digitisation and online access to millions of specimens that were until now only accessible in archives is also producing new insights, especially in the global south. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tech is helping to identify and save new specimens and could open \u2018genomic goldmine\u2019 of fungi data The rise of AI and digitisation could be a turning point in the \u201crace against extinction\u201d faced by botanists trying to identify and save vital plants before they vanish, according to a major report from Royal Botanic Gardens, …<\/p>\n

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