Biology beyond conventional model organisms – a whole new world

Biology beyond conventional model organisms – a whole new world

By Kausthubh Ramachandran, Predoctoral Fellow Our planet’s environment is rapidly undergoing significant changes. These changes affect our biosphere in every corner of our world, from tiny bacteria to colossal blue whales. Never before in human history has there been a more urgent need to understand living systems and how they interact with each other and the environment.  To achieve this, we would need to go beyond the few well-established ‘mod…