In the past, scientists have estimated that up to half of all species on earth could face extinction by the end of the century if steps are not taken to improve conservation and change human practices. That was part of the backdrop for a workshop on biological extinction held recently at the Vatican, titled “How to Save the Natural World on Which We Depend.” One of the participants was Neil Shubin, the Robert R. Bensley Professor in Organismal Biology and Anatomy. Shubin spoke with UChicago News by phone from Rome after the conference concluded on March 1. Read more of the article here.

Note: Neil Shubin chairs the Marine Biological Laboratory-University of Chicago Faculty Advisory Committee.

Source: Neil Shubin talks biological extinction at Vatican conference | UChicago News