Life sciences has generated a biorevolution. Supercomputers, DNA, genomes, microchips–they're everyday realities now.

On campus, the biorevolution has transformed research. Biology is no longer just being done by biologists. Scientists and scholars from traditionally separate disciplines pursue biological questions and work with biological systems and biologists.

Knowledge has exploded. The ripple effect of life sciences research is extensive. More major discoveries are expected to occur in life sciences than any other field.

Education is changing. Faculty across Cornell are incorporating new tools, new data, and new thinking into new and current curricula, which also examine the social and ethical issues that this new research raises. A new generation of scholars and scientists is being trained in a more collaborative, interdisciplinary environment.

To what effect? Outmoded barriers of data and disciplines are already breaking down, opening doors to solving critical problems of the 21st century such as disease, food and water supply, and the environment.