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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...
Early face positional programs are like "zip codes", marking the position of structures like the whiskers, nostrils and palate in the mouse embryo face.
November 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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🎉 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.
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(Photo-credits: UKSH)
November 17, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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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)
November 17, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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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
November 14, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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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...
November 3, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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🔬✨ 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...
September 18, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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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...
September 11, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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🌍 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
A group of about twenty people is standing and sitting on a grassy area in front of trees and a blue sky. Some are wearing name tags.
July 23, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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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
July 21, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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🏁 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
July 7, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Bei uns wird’s wissenschaftlich kreativ! 🔬🧬
Vorbeikommen, staunen, mitmachen – wir bringen die Evolutionsbiologie ans Wasser! 🌊✨

📍 Stadtbucht Plön
#Stadtbuchtfest #MPIEvolution #MitmachenErwünscht #CitizenScience
July 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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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
July 2, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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🌍❄️ 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
June 19, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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🤖🧬 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
June 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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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

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June 16, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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🧠 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...
3D confocal laser microscopy showing the expression of MN1 (magenta) in embryos of four different vertebrate species using HCR in situ hybridization. From left to right: mouse, chicken, zebrafish and small-spotted catshark.
June 3, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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🎉 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
May 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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🐭 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
April 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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🔍 How much memory do you really need to win a repeated game? New research shows: under certain conditions, less memory can be more strategic. #GameTheory #CognitiveEfficiency #NashEquilibrium
🔗 www.evolbio.mpg.de/3815341/news...
April 14, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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🧬 Rethinking Cooperation in Biology?

New study suggests that natural growth differences – not just strategy – matter big time for cooperation in nature.
Turns out, yeast don't need to be strategic.

www.evolbio.mpg.de/3815028/news...
#evolution #ecology #cooperation #science
April 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Think bold animals are the best problem-solvers? Think again. 🐭
New research shows shy mice are more persistent—and that makes all the difference.

🔍 Innovation is about showing up, not just being brave.

🔗 More Info: www.evolbio.mpg.de/3813083/mice...

#AnimalBehavior #Science
April 2, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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🦎 4. Plöner Winter Talk
Dr. Nathalie Feiner spricht über die Rolle der Mittelmeer-Eidechsen in der Evolutionstheorie !

📍 Max-Planck-Institut Plön
🕡 25.03.2025 Einlass: 18:30 Uhr | 🕖 Beginn: 19:00 Uhr
🎟️ Eintritt frei

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#Wissenschaft #Evolution #MPIPlön #WinterTalks #Eidechsen
March 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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🌿 Congrats to Eva Stukenbrock! 🌟

The Max Planck Society has re-appointed Eva Stukenbrock, Professor of Environmental Genomics at Kiel University, as a Max Planck Fellow for the third time.

🔗 Read more: (www.evolbio.mpg.de/3811720/eva-...)

#MaxPlanckFellowship #PlantResearch #Sustainability
March 20, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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🚨 Evolution Isn’t So Simple! 🚨

New research reveals that population structure can allow disadvantageous mutations to persist—challenging traditional evolutionary theory. 🧬🔬

📖 Read more: www.evolbio.mpg.de/3810220/news...

#Evolution #Science #Genetics #Biology #Research
March 11, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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🚀 New Study: Can evolution have foresight? 🧬🔬

A new study shows natural selection can shape genetic systems for future adaptation—challenging the idea that evolution is blind. Find out more:
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3807853/news...
February 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM