Evolutionary biology: New approach to tackle global challenges in food security, emerging diseases and biodiversity loss

Monday, September 29, 2014 - 09:51 in Biology & Nature

Solving global challenges in food security, emerging diseases and biodiversity loss requires evolutionary thinking, argues a new study. For the first time, an international team of nine scientists has reviewed progress in addressing a broad set of challenges in agriculture, medicine and environmental management using approaches that consider evolutionary histories and the likelihood of rapid adaptation to human activities.

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