The Scientist: Mentors of UC Biologist Receive 2009 Kyoto Prize
Peter and Rosemary Grant have won the 2009 Kyoto Prize in the category of Basic Sciences for their work on evolutionary adaptations in response to environmental flux.
"I can't think of any other scientists who deserve it more," said Ken Petren, a former post-doc of Peter Grant's and now at the University of Cincinnati, citing "their long-term commitment to unraveling some very complex problems" in evolutionary biology.
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