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UCSB Races to Digitize Bee Collections for A.I. Era

Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - Scientists at UC Santa Barbara are working to transform decades of collected bee specimens into usable digital data.

The Big Bee Project aims to unlock hidden information inside collections that have long sat in drawers.

This story will show how researchers are turning old specimens into powerful tools for modern science.

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