How does food affect the gut microbiome? A new study shows that microorganisms in food may help maintain diversity in the gut. #Microbiome #MathematicalBiology
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3875249/news...
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Can multicellularity evolve without direct benefits? A new theoretical study suggests it can — through ecology.
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#Evolution #Ecology
#Lunar #Clocks - “The dating tool of #marine organisms”
#GEO highlights Tobias Kaiser’s research at #MPIEvolBio, where 11 #Clunio marinus strains help reveal how lunar #rhythms are encoded in #genes.
#MaxPlanck #Chronobiology #SciComm #EvoBio #Ecology #Biodiversity
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Today at MPI for Evolutionary Biology: Frank Hilker from Osnabrück University joined our Career & Science Seminar, invited by Michael Sieber from the Department of Theoretical Biology. Topic: tipping points and cascades in coupled human-natural systems. #CareerInScience #ECR
Do bold animals always live fast and die young? Not necessarily. A new study shows that in house mice, the link between personality and lifespan depends strongly on the environment — especially food quality. Read more: www.evolbio.mpg.de/3869863/news...
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How do immunity, infection dynamics and NPI adherence interact? An international team outlines the research needs: stepwise models + longitudinal data on perceived vs actual immunity, peer effects and information (incl. social media).
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3868225/news...
Embryos are most alike in mid-development — the classic developmental “hourglass”. New research shows this pattern is already built into individual cell lineages. Find out more: www.evolbio.mpg.de/3867602/news...
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Today we have Yuriy Pichugin visiting us from the @mpi-evolbio.bsky.social discussing the Evolution of informed dispersal strategies in trophic meta-communities in our #WueBiT seminars
Warum sind Kinder keine halben Kopien ihrer Eltern? Wie beeinflusst die DNA unsere Fruchtbarkeit? Rajalekshmi Narayana Sarma beantwortet diese und weitere spannende Fragen übermorgen bei der Women Science Show.
📅05.03.2026
🕖19:00 Uhr
📍STUDIO Filmtheater Kiel
@uni-kiel.de
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Our very own Rajalekshmi N. Sarma is on the line-up! 🎤 Women Science Show (Science Comes to Town) — Thu, 5 March 2026, 7.00 pm, STUDIO Filmtheater, Kiel. Six 10-minute talks from early-career women researchers. Free entry — bring friends & family 😊
🌓🌊🦟 Wed 4 March 2026, 19:00 (Eutin): Eutiner Landesbibliothek, Schlossplatz 4. Dr Tobias Kaiser (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology #KaiserLab) — “The Moon, the Sea & the Mosquito”: a journey through biological clocks. Hosted by SHUG. #chronobiology
Beyond Mendel: a new genetics agenda
Most traits aren’t “one gene–one trait”. A Genetics perspective calls for new experimental paradigms to capture polygenic effects in real environmental context—backed by large-scale automated phenotyping and new infrastructure.
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3866699/news...
Emil Mallmin and colleagues at MPI EvolBio show that simple ecological models can reproduce real-world species abundance patterns—and help identify when ecosystems are fragile vs. resilient. Read and find out more here: www.evolbio.mpg.de/3865637/news...
Julia Margaret Cameron (c. 1868) / Wikimedia Commons.
Today is Darwin’s Day 🧬 — a reminder that evolution isn’t just history but a living process. At the MPI for Evolutionary Biology we explore evolutionary change — how life adapts, diversifies, and evolves — using theory, experiments, and data from nature.
#DarwinsDay #Evolution #EvolBio
Today is the #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience ✨
To celebrate, we’re opening registration for our workshop "Women in Evolutionary Biology II" — keynotes, research, networking, and discussions on equality & inclusion in science.
📍 Plön (Germany) | 🔗 workshops.evolbio.mpg.de/event/144/ov...
No lone winners: P. fluorescens SBW25 forms air–liquid mats within days. Ancestors scaffold the surface; mutants spread. c-di-GMP (sessile↔motile) helps diverse types coexist. www.evolbio.mpg.de/3864353/news...
Why fungi may become human pathogens: A new study from Kiel University (CAU) and MPI-EvolBio shows that more efficient protein production and lipid metabolism help fungi adapt to the human body — a growing risk under climate change. Image © Dr. Marco Guerreiro
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3863722/why-...
Median time under review (time intervened from submission to acceptance) of articles indexed in PubMed with a female first author (n = 2,562,262), a male first author (n = 3,405,821), a female corresponding author (n = 975,010), a male corresponding author (n = 1,946,469), a female first author and a female corresponding author (n = 757,878), a male first author and a male corresponding author (n = 1,357,835), all-female authors (n = 650,280), and all-male authors (n = 2,146,799)
Female scientists have to wait longer for their articles to be reviewed than their male colleagues. An analysis of 36.5 million papers in the life sciences shows that for females it took 115 days to reach a decision, compared to 101 days for men journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... @plosbiology.org
Open access now: Insights from the Women in Evolutionary Biology Workshop (MPI-EvolBio, May 2024) in Evolution — 5 recurring equity themes + practical strategies. Next workshop already funded for 2026. doi.org/10.1093/evol...
Expressions of interest: Director at MPI EvolBio (f/m/d) — We invite expressions of interest from distinguished scientists in evolutionary biology with a bold, long-term research vision that complements our Institute. More information: www.evolbio.mpg.de/3856225/Dire...
A new #PNAS Commentary spotlights our #MPI-EvolBio work: jumbo phages can transfer large mobile genetic elements between bacteria, expanding how we think about gene exchange in microbial communities.
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3858689/pnas...
Why mate with more than one male? A new study in house mice shows: the payoff depends on the environment. Multiple paternity was linked to larger litters only under standard, less nutritious food. With high-quality food, litter size stayed high either way.
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3856402/news...
A “Hulk” wall lizard is spreading from near Rome and changing the rules: wherever the green-and-black form appears, yellow and orange throat colour forms vanish. Data from 220 populations suggest a rapid collapse of diversity that lasted millions of years.
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3853774/news...
Why doesn’t innovation spread until everyone is innovative?
A new Current Biology study shows how female choice keeps behavioural diversity alive — innovative and less innovative animals pair up more often than chance.
Read more 👇
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3852928/why-...
New milestone for wall lizards: 10 chromosome-level reference genomes released by MPI EvolBio, Wellcome Sanger Institute & collaborators — now >50% of described Podarcis species have high-quality references. A backbone resource for evo & pop genomics. www.evolbio.mpg.de/3851900/ten-...
Minerva Ornament in Weihnachtsbaum
Eingangshalle des MPI EvolBio mit Weihnachtsbaum
As the year comes to a close, we are thankful for shared curiosity and inspiring discoveries.
We wish everyone restful holidays and a great start to the year ahead — filled with new questions, fresh ideas, and exciting insights.
🎓 IMPRS EvolBio opens its 2026 PhD call! Up to 10 doctoral positions in evolutionary biology at MPI-EB — work in an international, cutting-edge research environment where others go on vacation. Start: Sept 2026 | Deadline: Jan 11, 2026 👉
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3848518/impr... #PhD #EvolutionaryBiology
Big congratulations to Dr Nikhil Sharma on receiving the Kiel Life Science Postdoc Award 2025! His outstanding work in theoretical biology and evolutionary graph theory makes us proud. Well deserved! 👏 #KLS #MPIEvolBio
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3847270/kiel...
(Photo: Christian Urban, Kiel University)
Early face positional programs are like "zip codes", marking the position of structures like the whiskers, nostrils and palate in the mouse embryo face.
How does each face get its unique shape?
A new study maps facial development at an unprecedented resolution, identifies early “positional programs” expressed by undifferentiated cells, and sheds light on their role in human facial shape variability.
🔗 www.evolbio.mpg.de/3846176/news...
Warum sind Kinder keine halben Kopien ihrer Eltern? Wie beeinflusst die DNA unsere Fruchtbarkeit? Rajalekshmi Narayana Sarma beantwortet diese und weitere spannende Fragen am Freitag um 21:00 Uhr im Frederik-Paulsen-Hörsaal bei der #NightOfTheProfs der @uni-kiel.de.
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