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They propose using the same scientific names Scammon is believed to have coined in the 19th century.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
They mined tweets for both common and scientific names of the pathogen and were able to geolocate the sources.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 15, 2024
For now, AOS is planning to change only the common English names, not the two-part Latin scientific names, of species.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 3, 2023
The WHO naming system arose after experts agreed scientific names were difficult to remember and prone to misreporting.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2023
Though she did not know the scientific names of her insects—these species were unknown in Europe—she decided she did not really care.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
