Answering Challenges to Biological Research and Education

摘要

On 2 November 2005,President Bush asked Congress for $7.1 billion to prepare the United States for a global epidemic of influenza. On 6 November, Olivia Judson, writing in the New York Times, reminded us that because flu viruses evolve very rapidly, “we can use our knowledge of evolutionary processes in powerful and practical ways, potentially saving the lives of tens of millions of people.” Never has it been clearer that understanding biology is essential to improve human health and welfare.