MPI for Evolutionary Biology
@mpi-evolbio.bsky.social
Max Planck Research Institute
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...
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...
November 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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...
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...
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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.
@mpi-evolbio.bsky.social
@mpi-evolbio.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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.
@mpi-evolbio.bsky.social
@mpi-evolbio.bsky.social
🎉 Congrats to Prof. John Baines, associated member of the MPI for Evolutionary Biology, on being named a Highly Cited Researcher 2025 by Clarivate!
Proud to see his work among the global top 1% of most cited research.
www.uksh.de/Das+UKSH/Neu...
(Photo-credits: UKSH)
Proud to see his work among the global top 1% of most cited research.
www.uksh.de/Das+UKSH/Neu...
(Photo-credits: UKSH)
November 17, 2025 at 8:16 AM
🎉 Congrats to Prof. John Baines, associated member of the MPI for Evolutionary Biology, on being named a Highly Cited Researcher 2025 by Clarivate!
Proud to see his work among the global top 1% of most cited research.
www.uksh.de/Das+UKSH/Neu...
(Photo-credits: UKSH)
Proud to see his work among the global top 1% of most cited research.
www.uksh.de/Das+UKSH/Neu...
(Photo-credits: UKSH)
Rajalekshmi N. Sarma (MPI EvolBio) will be speaking at Kiel University’s Night of the Profs this Friday!
Catch her Science Show talk at 21:00 in the Frederik-Paulsen Lecture Hall.
Free admission — bring your friends and family!
More info: uni-kiel.de/de/veranstaltungen/night-of-the-profs
(CAU Kiel)
Catch her Science Show talk at 21:00 in the Frederik-Paulsen Lecture Hall.
Free admission — bring your friends and family!
More info: uni-kiel.de/de/veranstaltungen/night-of-the-profs
(CAU Kiel)
November 17, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Rajalekshmi N. Sarma (MPI EvolBio) will be speaking at Kiel University’s Night of the Profs this Friday!
Catch her Science Show talk at 21:00 in the Frederik-Paulsen Lecture Hall.
Free admission — bring your friends and family!
More info: uni-kiel.de/de/veranstaltungen/night-of-the-profs
(CAU Kiel)
Catch her Science Show talk at 21:00 in the Frederik-Paulsen Lecture Hall.
Free admission — bring your friends and family!
More info: uni-kiel.de/de/veranstaltungen/night-of-the-profs
(CAU Kiel)
Big cheers from MPI for Evolutionary Biology! 🎉
Our alumna Dr. Christin Nyhoegen wins the KlarText Prize 2025 for her piece “Penicillin and a Small Dose of Mathematics.”
She shows how math helps improve antibiotic treatments and prevent resistance. 👏
#KlarTextPreis #MPIEvolBio #ScienceCommunication
Our alumna Dr. Christin Nyhoegen wins the KlarText Prize 2025 for her piece “Penicillin and a Small Dose of Mathematics.”
She shows how math helps improve antibiotic treatments and prevent resistance. 👏
#KlarTextPreis #MPIEvolBio #ScienceCommunication
November 14, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Big cheers from MPI for Evolutionary Biology! 🎉
Our alumna Dr. Christin Nyhoegen wins the KlarText Prize 2025 for her piece “Penicillin and a Small Dose of Mathematics.”
She shows how math helps improve antibiotic treatments and prevent resistance. 👏
#KlarTextPreis #MPIEvolBio #ScienceCommunication
Our alumna Dr. Christin Nyhoegen wins the KlarText Prize 2025 for her piece “Penicillin and a Small Dose of Mathematics.”
She shows how math helps improve antibiotic treatments and prevent resistance. 👏
#KlarTextPreis #MPIEvolBio #ScienceCommunication
Bacteria can borrow viruses to spread defence genes! 🦠🔬
Researchers at @MPI_EvolBio found that “jumbo phages” can carry bacterial mobile DNA, allowing the bacteria to hijack viral machinery for their own protection.
👉 www.evolbio.mpg.de/3840277/news...
Researchers at @MPI_EvolBio found that “jumbo phages” can carry bacterial mobile DNA, allowing the bacteria to hijack viral machinery for their own protection.
👉 www.evolbio.mpg.de/3840277/news...
November 3, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Bacteria can borrow viruses to spread defence genes! 🦠🔬
Researchers at @MPI_EvolBio found that “jumbo phages” can carry bacterial mobile DNA, allowing the bacteria to hijack viral machinery for their own protection.
👉 www.evolbio.mpg.de/3840277/news...
Researchers at @MPI_EvolBio found that “jumbo phages” can carry bacterial mobile DNA, allowing the bacteria to hijack viral machinery for their own protection.
👉 www.evolbio.mpg.de/3840277/news...
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WE ARE HIRING!
Please spread widely!
#Postdoc in #Evolutionary #Genomics
-> www.mpg.de/25524526/
#Postdoc in #Molecular #Biology & #Cell #Signalling
-> www.mpg.de/25524509/
@mpi-evolbio.bsky.social @maxplanck.de
#ScienceJobs #EvoBio #MolBio #Ecology #Chronobiology #Marine #EntoSky #Biodiversity
Please spread widely!
#Postdoc in #Evolutionary #Genomics
-> www.mpg.de/25524526/
#Postdoc in #Molecular #Biology & #Cell #Signalling
-> www.mpg.de/25524509/
@mpi-evolbio.bsky.social @maxplanck.de
#ScienceJobs #EvoBio #MolBio #Ecology #Chronobiology #Marine #EntoSky #Biodiversity
October 9, 2025 at 6:56 AM
WE ARE HIRING!
Please spread widely!
#Postdoc in #Evolutionary #Genomics
-> www.mpg.de/25524526/
#Postdoc in #Molecular #Biology & #Cell #Signalling
-> www.mpg.de/25524509/
@mpi-evolbio.bsky.social @maxplanck.de
#ScienceJobs #EvoBio #MolBio #Ecology #Chronobiology #Marine #EntoSky #Biodiversity
Please spread widely!
#Postdoc in #Evolutionary #Genomics
-> www.mpg.de/25524526/
#Postdoc in #Molecular #Biology & #Cell #Signalling
-> www.mpg.de/25524509/
@mpi-evolbio.bsky.social @maxplanck.de
#ScienceJobs #EvoBio #MolBio #Ecology #Chronobiology #Marine #EntoSky #Biodiversity
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Why are kids not half copies of their parents? How does our DNA control our fertility? Rajalekshmi Narayana Sarma from the @uni-kiel.de answers these and other exciting questions in her talk on 26.09 at 18:00 in the Pumpe.
Free admission
@mpi-evolbio.bsky.social
#ScienceDay
#KielRegion
Free admission
@mpi-evolbio.bsky.social
#ScienceDay
#KielRegion
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Why are kids not half copies of their parents? How does our DNA control our fertility? Rajalekshmi Narayana Sarma from the @uni-kiel.de answers these and other exciting questions in her talk on 26.09 at 18:00 in the Pumpe.
Free admission
@mpi-evolbio.bsky.social
#ScienceDay
#KielRegion
Free admission
@mpi-evolbio.bsky.social
#ScienceDay
#KielRegion
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Does population size shape protein coevolution?
I explored this in my talk today at the MPI for Evolutionary Biology.
Our work in mammals suggests the answer is yes - genetic drift is a major determinant of compensatory mutations.
#evolution #genomics #proteinevolution @mpi-evolbio.bsky.social
I explored this in my talk today at the MPI for Evolutionary Biology.
Our work in mammals suggests the answer is yes - genetic drift is a major determinant of compensatory mutations.
#evolution #genomics #proteinevolution @mpi-evolbio.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Does population size shape protein coevolution?
I explored this in my talk today at the MPI for Evolutionary Biology.
Our work in mammals suggests the answer is yes - genetic drift is a major determinant of compensatory mutations.
#evolution #genomics #proteinevolution @mpi-evolbio.bsky.social
I explored this in my talk today at the MPI for Evolutionary Biology.
Our work in mammals suggests the answer is yes - genetic drift is a major determinant of compensatory mutations.
#evolution #genomics #proteinevolution @mpi-evolbio.bsky.social
🔬✨ Our bodies are mosaics!
A new study reveals: Organs aren’t just “male” or “female” – they show overlapping patterns of sex-specific traits. Sex is a spectrum, not a box. 👉 www.evolbio.mpg.de/3837588/news...
A new study reveals: Organs aren’t just “male” or “female” – they show overlapping patterns of sex-specific traits. Sex is a spectrum, not a box. 👉 www.evolbio.mpg.de/3837588/news...
September 18, 2025 at 6:59 AM
🔬✨ Our bodies are mosaics!
A new study reveals: Organs aren’t just “male” or “female” – they show overlapping patterns of sex-specific traits. Sex is a spectrum, not a box. 👉 www.evolbio.mpg.de/3837588/news...
A new study reveals: Organs aren’t just “male” or “female” – they show overlapping patterns of sex-specific traits. Sex is a spectrum, not a box. 👉 www.evolbio.mpg.de/3837588/news...
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Our current follow-up #modelling study with @gokhalecs.bsky.social, former colleague @mpi-evolbio.bsky.social, suggests that larval competition for space can actually drive the evolution of divergent reproductive timing, aka #allochrony, which results in spatial separation and reduced competition.
September 17, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Our current follow-up #modelling study with @gokhalecs.bsky.social, former colleague @mpi-evolbio.bsky.social, suggests that larval competition for space can actually drive the evolution of divergent reproductive timing, aka #allochrony, which results in spatial separation and reduced competition.
Could humans and AI one day form a single “evolutionary individual”? Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology raise this question in a new publication exploring human–AI interdependence.
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3836073/news...
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3836073/news...
September 11, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Could humans and AI one day form a single “evolutionary individual”? Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology raise this question in a new publication exploring human–AI interdependence.
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3836073/news...
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3836073/news...
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In a just published OpEd, with @mkhochb.bsky.social, we draw upon Major Evolutionary Transitions thinking to outline future scenarios in which humans and AI might come to form new kinds of evolutionary units: humans as subsystems within an AI-coordinated whole.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
September 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
In a just published OpEd, with @mkhochb.bsky.social, we draw upon Major Evolutionary Transitions thinking to outline future scenarios in which humans and AI might come to form new kinds of evolutionary units: humans as subsystems within an AI-coordinated whole.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
In this @PhysicsWorld podcast, Silvia De Monte — Senior Scientist at @EvolBioMPI — explores how physics helps decode complex biological systems, from predator-prey models to the human microbiome.
Listen here: www.evolbio.mpg.de/3612354/podc...
Listen here: www.evolbio.mpg.de/3612354/podc...
Podcast
www.evolbio.mpg.de
July 29, 2025 at 5:49 AM
In this @PhysicsWorld podcast, Silvia De Monte — Senior Scientist at @EvolBioMPI — explores how physics helps decode complex biological systems, from predator-prey models to the human microbiome.
Listen here: www.evolbio.mpg.de/3612354/podc...
Listen here: www.evolbio.mpg.de/3612354/podc...
🌍 Theory meets experiment! At the MPI Plön workshop on Evolutionary Rescue, researchers explored how models and data can work hand in hand.
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3829720/scie...
#EvoRescue25 #ScienceDialogue
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#EvoRescue25 #ScienceDialogue
July 23, 2025 at 6:30 AM
🌍 Theory meets experiment! At the MPI Plön workshop on Evolutionary Rescue, researchers explored how models and data can work hand in hand.
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3829720/scie...
#EvoRescue25 #ScienceDialogue
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3829720/scie...
#EvoRescue25 #ScienceDialogue
Two midge strains, one coastline — yet no competition. Clunio marinus turns moon phases into maps: full moon vs. new moon means different times, different spaces. Time becomes space. Evolution dances by moonlight. 🌕🌑
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3828955/news...
#Evolution #MoonTiming #MaxPlanck
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3828955/news...
#Evolution #MoonTiming #MaxPlanck
July 21, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Two midge strains, one coastline — yet no competition. Clunio marinus turns moon phases into maps: full moon vs. new moon means different times, different spaces. Time becomes space. Evolution dances by moonlight. 🌕🌑
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3828955/news...
#Evolution #MoonTiming #MaxPlanck
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3828955/news...
#Evolution #MoonTiming #MaxPlanck
🏁 Third place in the dragon boat race & a great day at our booth at the Stadtbuchtfest Plönl! 🧬🚣♀️ Lots of curious visitors, fun science activities, and a fantastic team effort – thanks to everyone who made it happen!
#Plön #ScienceInAction #MPIEvolbio #Stadtbuchtfest
#Plön #ScienceInAction #MPIEvolbio #Stadtbuchtfest
July 7, 2025 at 8:51 AM
🏁 Third place in the dragon boat race & a great day at our booth at the Stadtbuchtfest Plönl! 🧬🚣♀️ Lots of curious visitors, fun science activities, and a fantastic team effort – thanks to everyone who made it happen!
#Plön #ScienceInAction #MPIEvolbio #Stadtbuchtfest
#Plön #ScienceInAction #MPIEvolbio #Stadtbuchtfest
Bei uns wird’s wissenschaftlich kreativ! 🔬🧬
Vorbeikommen, staunen, mitmachen – wir bringen die Evolutionsbiologie ans Wasser! 🌊✨
📍 Stadtbucht Plön
#Stadtbuchtfest #MPIEvolution #MitmachenErwünscht #CitizenScience
Vorbeikommen, staunen, mitmachen – wir bringen die Evolutionsbiologie ans Wasser! 🌊✨
📍 Stadtbucht Plön
#Stadtbuchtfest #MPIEvolution #MitmachenErwünscht #CitizenScience
July 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Bei uns wird’s wissenschaftlich kreativ! 🔬🧬
Vorbeikommen, staunen, mitmachen – wir bringen die Evolutionsbiologie ans Wasser! 🌊✨
📍 Stadtbucht Plön
#Stadtbuchtfest #MPIEvolution #MitmachenErwünscht #CitizenScience
Vorbeikommen, staunen, mitmachen – wir bringen die Evolutionsbiologie ans Wasser! 🌊✨
📍 Stadtbucht Plön
#Stadtbuchtfest #MPIEvolution #MitmachenErwünscht #CitizenScience
Hands-on Science – at the Plön Stadtbucht Festival!
This Sunday, we invite you to our interactive booth:
🧬 Turn your first name into a personalized DNA bracelet
🔬 Discover fascinating lake microorganisms and yeast under the microscope
#Plön #Stadtbuchtfest #ScienceForEveryone #CitizenScience
This Sunday, we invite you to our interactive booth:
🧬 Turn your first name into a personalized DNA bracelet
🔬 Discover fascinating lake microorganisms and yeast under the microscope
#Plön #Stadtbuchtfest #ScienceForEveryone #CitizenScience
July 2, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Hands-on Science – at the Plön Stadtbucht Festival!
This Sunday, we invite you to our interactive booth:
🧬 Turn your first name into a personalized DNA bracelet
🔬 Discover fascinating lake microorganisms and yeast under the microscope
#Plön #Stadtbuchtfest #ScienceForEveryone #CitizenScience
This Sunday, we invite you to our interactive booth:
🧬 Turn your first name into a personalized DNA bracelet
🔬 Discover fascinating lake microorganisms and yeast under the microscope
#Plön #Stadtbuchtfest #ScienceForEveryone #CitizenScience
🌍❄️ Why do we stop wearing masks when cases drop? New research from the MPI EvolBio shows:
fewer infections → less caution → winter surges of flu & COVID-19. Smarter prevention needed!
🦠🔄 Read more: www.evolbio.mpg.de/3827501/the-...
#Science #PublicHealth
fewer infections → less caution → winter surges of flu & COVID-19. Smarter prevention needed!
🦠🔄 Read more: www.evolbio.mpg.de/3827501/the-...
#Science #PublicHealth
June 19, 2025 at 9:12 AM
🌍❄️ Why do we stop wearing masks when cases drop? New research from the MPI EvolBio shows:
fewer infections → less caution → winter surges of flu & COVID-19. Smarter prevention needed!
🦠🔄 Read more: www.evolbio.mpg.de/3827501/the-...
#Science #PublicHealth
fewer infections → less caution → winter surges of flu & COVID-19. Smarter prevention needed!
🦠🔄 Read more: www.evolbio.mpg.de/3827501/the-...
#Science #PublicHealth
🤖🧬 How does cooperation evolve in humans and machines?
A new PNAS issue links game theory & AI – with work from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology.
Insights into collaboration, incentives & digital systems.
🔗 www.evolbio.mpg.de/3826775/evol...
#AI #PNAS #GameTheory
A new PNAS issue links game theory & AI – with work from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology.
Insights into collaboration, incentives & digital systems.
🔗 www.evolbio.mpg.de/3826775/evol...
#AI #PNAS #GameTheory
June 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
🤖🧬 How does cooperation evolve in humans and machines?
A new PNAS issue links game theory & AI – with work from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology.
Insights into collaboration, incentives & digital systems.
🔗 www.evolbio.mpg.de/3826775/evol...
#AI #PNAS #GameTheory
A new PNAS issue links game theory & AI – with work from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology.
Insights into collaboration, incentives & digital systems.
🔗 www.evolbio.mpg.de/3826775/evol...
#AI #PNAS #GameTheory
Great discussions at the #OMICS workshop in Borstel! Over 30 experts gathered to tackle the future of data management in biomolecular research. Exciting things ahead for the OMICS community in Northern Germany! 🌍🔬
#OMICS #DataManagement #ResearchInnovation
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3825218/sust...
#OMICS #DataManagement #ResearchInnovation
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3825218/sust...
June 16, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Great discussions at the #OMICS workshop in Borstel! Over 30 experts gathered to tackle the future of data management in biomolecular research. Exciting things ahead for the OMICS community in Northern Germany! 🌍🔬
#OMICS #DataManagement #ResearchInnovation
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3825218/sust...
#OMICS #DataManagement #ResearchInnovation
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3825218/sust...
🧠 Missing link of synchronized skull and brain development and evolution revealed — explaining rare congenital syndromes.
🧬 Evolution meets development and medicine.
#Evolution #Development #BrainSkull #EvolutionaryInnovations
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3823787/news...
🧬 Evolution meets development and medicine.
#Evolution #Development #BrainSkull #EvolutionaryInnovations
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3823787/news...
June 3, 2025 at 8:15 AM
🧠 Missing link of synchronized skull and brain development and evolution revealed — explaining rare congenital syndromes.
🧬 Evolution meets development and medicine.
#Evolution #Development #BrainSkull #EvolutionaryInnovations
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3823787/news...
🧬 Evolution meets development and medicine.
#Evolution #Development #BrainSkull #EvolutionaryInnovations
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3823787/news...
🎉 Today, we celebrated a major milestone: the opening of our new state-of-the-art research building!
5,650 m² of cutting-edge labs, offices, and meeting spaces — driving world-class science in Plön and beyond. 🚀
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3822418/feie...
#EvolutionaryBiology #ScienceNews #ResearchExcellence
5,650 m² of cutting-edge labs, offices, and meeting spaces — driving world-class science in Plön and beyond. 🚀
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3822418/feie...
#EvolutionaryBiology #ScienceNews #ResearchExcellence
May 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
🎉 Today, we celebrated a major milestone: the opening of our new state-of-the-art research building!
5,650 m² of cutting-edge labs, offices, and meeting spaces — driving world-class science in Plön and beyond. 🚀
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3822418/feie...
#EvolutionaryBiology #ScienceNews #ResearchExcellence
5,650 m² of cutting-edge labs, offices, and meeting spaces — driving world-class science in Plön and beyond. 🚀
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3822418/feie...
#EvolutionaryBiology #ScienceNews #ResearchExcellence
🐭 Wild house mice have love strategies:
Some fight for territory and guard females.
Others roam, flirting on the go.
Most switch it up—based on age, strength & social vibes.
🧬 It’s not just instinct. It’s personality.
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3816673/news...
#evolution #animalbehavior #science
Some fight for territory and guard females.
Others roam, flirting on the go.
Most switch it up—based on age, strength & social vibes.
🧬 It’s not just instinct. It’s personality.
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3816673/news...
#evolution #animalbehavior #science
April 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM
🐭 Wild house mice have love strategies:
Some fight for territory and guard females.
Others roam, flirting on the go.
Most switch it up—based on age, strength & social vibes.
🧬 It’s not just instinct. It’s personality.
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3816673/news...
#evolution #animalbehavior #science
Some fight for territory and guard females.
Others roam, flirting on the go.
Most switch it up—based on age, strength & social vibes.
🧬 It’s not just instinct. It’s personality.
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3816673/news...
#evolution #animalbehavior #science