Museum collections and machine learning guide discovery of novel coronaviruses and paramyxoviruses
Maya M. Juman, Molly M. McDonough, Adam W. Ferguson, Barbara A. Han, Frank Bapeamoni, Bertin Murhabale Cisirika, Charles M. Kahindo, Luis M. P. Ceríaco, Steven Michael Goodman, Bruce D. Patterson, Gregory F. Albery, Colin J. Carlson, Daniel J. Becker
The paper uses machine learning to screen museum tissues for novel coronaviruses and paramyxoviruses, recovering sequences from archived samples and identifying new host species.
bioRxiv · Sep 11, 2025 · PreprintEcology