what is evolutionary biology today and where is it going?
” As faculty members discussed their research and ideas with the audience, they reached a consensus that the field of evolutionary biology is becoming increasingly vital to the study of a diverse range of disciplines in biology. Kresovich began the panel discussion by explaining how the study of evolutionary biology is one of “social importance” and can be used to answer questions about “the caring capacity of the ecosystem and world; breeding nutritional disease resistant crops; and preventing and correcting health related problems due to obesity.” At Cornell, Kresovich said that the field of evolutionary biology, with strengths across the college, “has developed theories and approaches to answering questions such as: how many species are there, do animals cooperate with each other” and, most importantly, “why are cultivated tomatoes so big, and can you make them tastier?” Prof. Richard Harrison, ecology and evolutionary biology, emphasized that evolutionary theory is crucial in under
