Exercise science: More questions than answers

In closing, it has been a privilege and pleasure to edit the News Briefs section of ESSR for the past six years. Exercise science has emerged as one of the most interesting and intellectually challenging areas of study for those interested in integrative biology. The opportunities in public health, basic science, and applied studies highlighted make it seem likely that this trend will continue for the foreseeable future. As the great Danish physiologist Erling Asmussen once remarked, "There is no danger of running out of work for those engaged in the study of physical exercise" (1).