A Groundbreaking 30-Year Old Evolutionary Experiment Is Still Going Strong

Published: Nov. 14, 2016, 8:12 a.m.

b'Early in his career, the decorated biologist Richard Lenski thought he might be forced to evolve. After his postdoctoral research grant was canceled, Lenski began to look tentatively at other options. With one child and a second on the way, Lenski attended a seminar about using specific types of data in an actuarial context\\u2014the same type of data he had worked with as a graduate student.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'