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Erik Svensson, Professor (Evolutionary Ecology Unit, Department of Biology), Lund University

The study of evolution is fracturing – and that may be a good thing

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How will life on Earth and the ecosystems that support it adapt to climate change? Which species will go extinct – or evolve into something new? How will microbes develop further resistance to antibiotics?

These kinds of questions, which are of fundamental importance to our way of life, are all a focus for researchers who study evolution and will prove increasingly important as the planet heats up.

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