COVID-19 and Preparing for Future Ecological Crises: Hopes from Metagenomics in Facing Current and Future Viral Pandemic Challenges

The current severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak demonstrates the potential of coronaviruses, especially bat-derived beta coronaviruses to rapidly escalate a global pandemic that has caused deaths in order several millions already. huge efforts put place by scientific community address this emergency have disclosed how implementation new technologies is crucial prepandemic period timely face future ecological crises. In context, we argue metagenomics and approaches understanding ecosystems biodiversity offer veritable prospects innovate therapeutics diagnostics against novel existing infectious agents. We discuss opportunities challenges associated with science metagenomics, specifically an eye inform prevent crises pandemics are looming on horizon 21st century.