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OTD in 1838, Charles Darwin read Malthus’s Principles of Population “for amusement.”

The idea of a “war of nature” was venerable, but D realized that such a war would tend to remove deleterious variations from populations. Natural selection would necessarily follow.

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Cartoon of Darwin holding a copy of the Origin, looking into a mirror and seeing as his reflection Malthus holding a copy off his Essay on the Principle of Population. By Tom Dunne for American Scientist.
September 28, 2026 at 4:53 PM
gregpriest.bsky.social
OTD in 1854, Charles Darwin began sorting his notes in preparation for writing a treatise with the working title “Natural Selection.”

He would never publish the book, instead publishing a short “abstract”—titled “On the Origin of Species”—in 1859.

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Manuscript title page of On the Origin of Species, in Charles Darwin’s hand.
September 9, 2026 at 5:54 AM
gregpriest.bsky.social
OTD in 1854, Charles Darwin began sorting his notes in preparation for writing a treatise with the working title “Natural Selection.”

He would never publish the book, instead publishing a short “abstract”—titled “On the Origin of Species”—in 1859.

🐋🌱 #HistSTM #evolbio 🧪
Manuscript title page of On the Origin of Species, in Charles Darwin’s hand.
September 9, 2026 at 5:54 AM
waynemaddison.bsky.social
Scientific fashions, perfectionisms, and the value of traditional morphological taxonomy. #evolbio #philsci 🧪

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Scientific fashions, perfectionisms, and the value of traditional morphological taxonomy
Like any conversation, science goes through wave after wave of fashion. One decade, it will be all the rage to study one type of question, and to shun sloppiness of one kind but tolerate another. A…
waynemaddison.wordpress.com
July 16, 2026 at 9:46 PM
mpi-evolbio.bsky.social
Congratulations to Hinrich Schulenburg of Kiel University, Max Planck Fellow at MPI EvolBio, on receiving an ERC Advanced Grant! CrypticBenefits explores how hidden genetic variation drives rapid adaptation.
Read more: www.evolbio.mpg.de/3886905/hinr...
June 23, 2026 at 11:40 AM
polejit.bsky.social
Are you looking for a PhD on the intersection between evolutionary and ecological theory? Join us @univie. Fully funded PhD position in fundamental eco-evolutionary theory, open to international students. Apply by 13.7.2026: ecoevo.owlstown.net/search Reposting appreciated. #evolbio #evoeco #ecology
Jitka's EcoEvo Lab - Jobs
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June 12, 2026 at 4:03 PM
johnstinchcombe.bsky.social
How do you turn a purple flower white?

Another from lab, led by @damianmicroeco.bsky.social and Emily Glasgow, with big contributions from Martin Henry, Margaret Li, and Amanda Peake.

Mendelian Polymorphisms for the Win!

#evolbio #plantscience
White-flowered Ipomoea hederacea, lacking anthocyanins in the flowers and throughout the plant
June 11, 2026 at 7:06 PM
mpi-evolbio.bsky.social
Women in Evolutionary Biology II brought around 80 participants together for three days of talks, posters, discussions and networking at MPI EvolBio.
Thank you to everyone who helped create such an open and supportive space for scientific exchange. Looking forward to the next edition! 🔬
June 8, 2026 at 11:42 AM
uni-kiel.de
👏 Herzlichen Glückwunsch, Eva Stukenbrock! Die Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina​ hat die Professorin für Umweltgenomik an der #UniKiel und Fellow am Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology​ in Plön (MPI-EvolBio), zu ihrem neuen Mitglied ernannt.
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Eva Stukenbrock zum Leopoldina-Mitglied berufen
Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften ehrt CAU-Professorin für ihre Leistungen in der Erforschung pflanzenschädlicher Pilze
www.uni-kiel.de
May 28, 2026 at 2:30 PM
clocksevolution.bsky.social
Congratulations, Eva!
This is great news!

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@mpi-evolbio.bsky.social
@uni-kiel.de

#evolbio #leopoldina #crop #pathogen #fungi
mpi-evolbio.bsky.social MPI for Evolutionary Biology @mpi-evolbio.bsky.social · May 27
Congratulations to Prof. Eva Stukenbrock on her appointment to the Leopoldina.
Her research on fungal pathogens helps us better understand evolution and protect crops.
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3882989/eva-...
#EvolutionaryBiology #Leopoldina
May 27, 2026 at 12:51 PM
mpi-evolbio.bsky.social
Deadline approaches: Applications for our workshop “Tracing evolution through cell lineages” are open until 29 May.
12–14 Oct 2026 | MPI EvolBio, Plön
For researchers working on cell lineages & evolution.
Apply: lnkd.in/eZnJuYcr
May 22, 2026 at 6:45 AM
idw-online.de
When immunity shapes decisions: why models and longitudinal data on adherence to NPIs must come together
An interdisciplinary team of authors from Canada, Austria, the USA and Germany outlines how immuno-epidemiology and individual decision-maki...
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Visualization of decision-making processes at the intersection of perceived immunity, risk assessment, and individual behavior during an epidemic. - Copyright MPI EvolBio, created with ChatGPT
March 17, 2026 at 8:40 AM
idw-online.de
Wenn Immunität Entscheidungen prägt: Warum Modelle und Längsschnittdaten zu NPIs zusammengeführt werden müssen
Ein interdisziplinäres Autor:innenteam aus Kanada, Österreich, den USA und Deutschland skizziert, wie sich Immuno-Epidemiologie...
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Visualisierung von Entscheidungsprozessen im Spannungsfeld zwischen wahrgenommener Immunität, Risikoabwägung und individuellem Verhalten während einer Epidemie. - Copyright MPI EvolBio, erstellt mit ChatGPT
March 17, 2026 at 8:38 AM
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Vertebrate embryogenesis follows a pattern known as the developmental hourglass. During mid-embryogenesis, embryos from different species exhibit a high level of molecular and morphological similarity. - Copyright MPI EvolBio
March 16, 2026 at 10:17 AM
idw-online.de
CAU erneut an zwei international bedeutenden CIFAR-Forschungsprogrammen beteiligt
Kieler Forschende Eva Stukenbrock und Thomas Bosch, beide Fellows des Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), tragen auch künftig zu den jüngst verl...
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Eva Stukenbrock, Professorin für Umweltgenomik an CAU und MPI-EvolBio, ist seit 2019 CIFAR-Fellow und Mitglied des Forschungsprogramms "Das Reich der Pilze". - Copyright © Stefan Kolbe, Uni Kiel
March 10, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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An AI-generated image: Panoramic scientific illustration of biodiversity dynamics, featuring a rank–abundance curve, population fluctuations, interaction networks, and steady immigration (no text). - Copyright MPI EvolBio, ChatGPT
February 17, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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Ein KI-generiertes Bild: Panoramische Wissenschaftsillustration zur Dynamik der Biodiversität mit Rang-Abundanz-Kurve, Populationsschwankungen, Interaktionsnetz und Zuwanderungsfluss (ohne Text). - Copyright MPI EvolBio, ChatGPT
February 17, 2026 at 1:09 PM
mpi-evolbio.bsky.social
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...
February 17, 2026 at 1:03 PM
chriswheat.bsky.social
Hey genomics colleagues: are they any software programs you wish still worked on your modern OS? I’m trying to get a list of dead software that lost support and fell out of fashion, not due to method but due to software support. #genomics #evosky #evolbio #popgen #Evolution
February 16, 2026 at 9:55 AM
waynemaddison.bsky.social
An old quip: "All stories you read in the newspaper are completely true except those for which you have first-hand information." This has many corollaries, e.g. "All clades are purely diverging, without introgression, except for those for which you have the pertinent data." 🧪 #evolbio
February 14, 2026 at 10:20 PM
mpi-evolbio.bsky.social
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
Julia Margaret Cameron (c. 1868) / Wikimedia Commons.
February 12, 2026 at 7:21 AM
microbesinfo.bsky.social
What to watch as #fungal #infections rise ...

| #fungi | #pathogens | #climatechange | #globalchange | #globalwarming | Via @sciencex.bsky.social
What to watch as fungal infections rise: Species that can quickly 'translate' fat-use proteins
A new study by researchers at Kiel University and MPI-EvolBio describes how more efficient protein production drives the adaptation of fungi to the human body, potentially turning previously harmless…
phys.org
February 10, 2026 at 2:02 PM
matter-collapsenik.bsky.social
What to watch as fungal infections rise: Species that can quickly 'translate' fat-use proteins
phys.org/news/2026-02...
What to watch as fungal infections rise: Species that can quickly 'translate' fat-use proteins
A new study by researchers at Kiel University and MPI-EvolBio describes how more efficient protein production drives the adaptation of fungi to the human body, potentially turning previously harmless ...
phys.org
February 9, 2026 at 5:34 PM
omaistrenko.bsky.social
Link to the school page: biology.karazin.ua/useb-evolbio...
February 9, 2026 at 3:23 PM
brain.us.com
A new study by researchers at Kiel University and MPI-EvolBio describes how more efficient protein production drives the adaptation of fungi to the human body, potentially turning previously harmless species into emerging pathogens.

phys.org/news/2026-02...
What to watch as fungal infections rise: Species that can quickly 'translate' fat-use proteins
A new study by researchers at Kiel University and MPI-EvolBio describes how more efficient protein production drives the adaptation of fungi to the human body, potentially turning previously harmless ...
phys.org
February 8, 2026 at 7:09 PM