The 21st Century is arguably the age of biosciences, and centre stage to this projection is the maturing of genomically powered approaches to all kinds of fundamental and applied questions. The next few decades will undoubtedly see a substantial increase in the number and diversity of species with sequenced genomes, as well as the exploration of variation of genomes across populations, different environments and over evolutionary time, and this will greatly empower integrative and comparative biosciences. The last five years have seen significant contributions to understanding of the evolution of vertebrate complexity, and how physiology of lower vertebrates can be advanced and specialized through successive rounds of genome duplications. This session will focus on these recent genomic achievements and how they empower a more comprehensive understanding of evolutionary and physiological adaptations. ... [Information of the supplier]
