[Taxacom] DNA only descriptions

[Bob Mesibov]

Sergio Vargas wrote:

"Too many people is interested in DNA-only descriptions because... well, they cannot do morphology... "

You can see this as a response to the decline in the number of taxonomic specialists around the world. DNA-only taxonomy is taxonomy without taxonomic expertise. Anyone who can use a pipet and push buttons can do DNA taxonomy. You don't have to know a single thing about the organisms being studied, except what primers you should use. For that kind of science, who needs taxonomic specialists?
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Dr Robert Mesibov
Honorary Research Associate
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, and
School of Zoology, University of Tasmania
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