The Tree of Life

Explore Research: Florida Museum of Natural History distinguished professor Doug Soltis discusses his development of the Tree of Life project. After 30 years of research, Soltis has revealed a small portion of Tree, which includes 2.3 million species. He describes future plans for the project, which will take many more years to complete. He explains how the Tree of Life can help cure disease, develop medicines, improve agricultural crops and predict how plants and animals are going to move in response to climate change.