UO-led group proposes that an evolutionary change of protein interactions in cells some 600 million years ago changed life on Earth.

The talk is part of the Center for the Study of Women in Society's regular series featuring faculty and graduate research.

The treasured volume, one of only 233 in existence, will be on display in the UO art museum from Jan. 6 to Feb. 7.

The National Medal of Science is the highest honor given by the U.S. government to scientists, engineers and inventors.

Genome-sequencing technology developed at the UO was key in documenting rapid evolutionary adaptation to environmental change in less than 50 years.