Morphological taxonomists, engrossed in a single insect group and identifying its members by visual inspection, are increasingly emeritus professors or people near retirement. Younger scientists are drawn to molecular taxonomy, where powerful new techniques in the study of DNA have revealed interspecies connections never before suspected. Read the article [1].
Links:
[1] http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/the-case-of-the-vanishing-taxonomists/article1696020/
[2] http://twitter.com/share