Long collaborated with Walter Gilbert to investigate and record important discoveries as molecular biology began to emerge as a field, driven by research in the labs of Walter Gilbert and other scientific pioneers of the era. Long oversaw the editing and publication of the book Walter Gilbert: Selected Works. Long and two scholars (Hongya Gu and Zhonghe Zhou) published another book, entitled Darwin’s Heritage Today, regarding the history and impact of evolutionary biology research defined by Darwin since the publication of his work, On the Origin of Species, in 1859.
