Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (IBE)
@ibe-barcelona
We work to understand the evolutionary mechanisms that generate biodiversity and to promote its conservation. Joint research centre of @csic.es and @upf.edu.
🌍 How many times did animals conquer life on land? Again and again. A new study led by @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social shows that animals independently adapted to terrestrial life by reusing different genes rather than following a single evolutionary blueprint. 👉https://shorturl.at/0Znwp
🌒 ¿Qué ocurre con la #biodiversidad durante un #eclipse? La disminución repentina de la luz puede alterar temporalmente el comportamiento de algunas especies. Cambios en el canto de ciertas aves, menor actividad de insectos diurnos y conductas típicas del atardecer. 🐦🦗🌅
🏖️ Aquest estiu #connecta amb l' @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social😎 Ja està aquí el butlletí trimestral de l'#IBE amb les últimes novetats en #BiologiaEvolutiva, #biodiversitat, #conservació i molt més.🦎🧬🦋 👉https://shorturl.at/DNGNy
📕The study led by Rosa Fernández, principal investigator at @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social, analysed more than 1,000 animal genomes and 800+ functional datasets, revealing that different animal lineages independently evolved distinct genetic solutions to life on land. #UnravellingEvolution
🌍 How did animals conquer life on land? A study led by @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social, published in @natcomms.nature.com, reveals there was no single genetic recipe: different animal lineages independently reused their own genes to adapt to life outside water. 🧵 👉https://shorturl.at/0Znwp
🎙️ Què fa únic el PRBB més enllà de la recerca? En aquest episodi de La mare de la ciència, Elena Bosch, investigadora principal de l'@ibe-barcelona.bsky.social i catedràtica i investigadora al @melisupf.bsky.social, parla de la comunitat que dona vida al Parc. 👉https://shorturl.at/CZAmf
🎙️Com va néixer el PRBB? En aquest episodi de La mare de la ciència, Arcadi Navarro, investigador de l'@ibebarcelona.bsky.social, catedràtic i investigador ICREA al @melisupf.bsky.social, recorda l'evolució del Parc fins a convertir-se en un referent en recerca biomèdica. 👉https://shorturl.at/ICSUR
🧬Why do genetic variants linked to disease persist? A study led by @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social with the participation of the Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center, suggests natural selection preserved fertility-boosting variants despite their later health costs.🧵 👉https://shorturl.at/tMK9K
#OpenCall 🔬 @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social is offering 4 JAE Intro ICU 2026 research training grants for undergraduate and master’s students interested in evolutionary biology, genomics, bioinformatics, cell biology and marine symbiosis🧬 ⏳30/09/26 👉 https://www.ibe.upf-csic.es/work-with-us/open-calls
🧬🔬 Published in @currentbiology.bsky.social, the study finds no current gene flow between the two species in the Eastern Alps. 🦋 Male scent may act as a key reproductive barrier, with important implications for the conservation of these vulnerable pollinators. 👉https://shorturl.at/yWoiW
Threatened Clouded Apollo butterfly conceals two species distinguishable by scent🦋 📕A study led by @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social reveals that they hybridised during the last glacial period, leaving a genetic signature in today’s Pyrenean populations.🧵 👉https://shorturl.at/0s5Zl
🧬Our immune system may be older than animals themselves A study led by @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social and Kyoto University, published in #PNAS, suggests the first blood cells emerged around 700 million years ago from genetic tools inherited from unicellular ancestors.🩸 👉https://shorturl.at/KLRrM
📕A study by #IBE and Indiana University, published in #Nature, reveals that Ministeria vibrans, one of animals’ closest unicellular relatives, can form stable multicellular clusters by activating genes involved in animal tissue development. 📹https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnbDKEw1mwQ
The @multicellgenome.bsky.social Lab studies the origin of animal multicellularity, how life went from single cells to complex organisms. Their recent findings published in PNAS and Nature are expanding the horizons #evolutionary #biology.🧬 👉https://shorturl.at/TmfiU
🦠 Can a single cell learn? Researchers from @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social have demonstrated that the amoeba Capsaspora owczarzaki can be trained to anticipate thermal shock. The findings suggest that learning and memory may have emerged before brains or neurons.🧵 👉https://shorturl.at/oOg11
Fish gut microbes may help regulate ocean carbon cycling🐟 📕Research by @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social and @miamirosenstiel.bsky.social shows that gut bacteria in marine fish may contribute to the formation of calcium carbonate particles that sink carbon to the deep ocean. 👉https://shorturl.at/JOZe8
📣 WE ARE HIRING! 📣 Join @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social with a new Laboratory Technician position in #delCampoLab!🤿🦠 🧬In the #CORALPROS project investigates the protists (unicellular eukaryotes) living within corals. #JoinOurTeam 👉https://shorturl.at/vGg1E
📢 The XXV Jornada de Biologia Evolutiva is almost here! Organized by @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social researchers Pablo Librado and Macarena Toll-Riera, the meeting will take place on June 22 at the Institut d’Estudis Catalans. 🧬 👉https://scb.iec.cat/xxv-jornada-de-biologia-evolutiva/
💬“This ancestor was probably not specialized, but rather continuously adapted to changing environments,” says Àlex Gàlvez-Morante, predoctoral researcher at the IBE during the research. The study suggests that many amoeba lineages may still be waiting to be discovered. 🔬
🌊 What secrets about evolution could be hiding in a drop of seawater from Blanes? Researchers at the @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social have identified Apostamoeba explorator, a newly discovered microorganism from Blanes that represents a previously unknown amoeba lineage.🧵 👉https://shorturl.at/pOo2l
📢 Rosa Fernández, investigadora principal del @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social, ha sido elegida nueva Vocal de la Junta de Gobierno de la @academiajoven.bsky.social. Durante el próximo año contribuirá a impulsar el diálogo entre la comunidad científica, las instituciones y la ciudadanía. 🔬
La investigación liderada por el investigador #IBE Daniel Richter podría revelar nuevas claves sobre la evolución de los amebozoos, un grupo de eucariotas con implicaciones para la salud y los #ecosistemas, y arroja luz sobre la evolución de los hongos y los #animales.🧬🔬 👉https://shorturl.at/REUCV
Una ameba descubierta en Blanes revela un linaje desconocido y nuevos comportamientos🦠 📕 Un equipo del @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social ha descubierto la ameba Apostamoeba explorator, que no pertenece a ningún orden de amebas conocido. 🧵 👉https://shorturl.at/wu5bY
'Homo sapiens' europeos consumían menos insectos que los neandertales y las poblaciones tropicales🦗 🗨️Manuel Piñero, PhD en @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social, explica los hallazgos del estudio liderado por el investigador Pablo Librado y publicado en #ScienceAdvances. 🎥Leer👉https://shorturl.at/ehqP2
La recerca al seu laboratori se centra en l’estudi dels microorganismes associats als hostes i en l’efecte de l’escalfament global sobre els microbiomes d’animals marins bentònics i planctònics.🌡️
El World Ocean Assessment III ofereix una visió global de l'estat dels oceans i aporta una base científica per orientar futures decisions de conservació i gestió marina. 🌊
Aquesta feina contribueix a ampliar la comprensió del paper dels ecosistemes coral·lins, inclosos els del Mediterrani, dins del context global dels oceans. 🪸
Entre les contribucions científiques, hi destaca la participació de Javier del Campo, investigador principal a l'@ibe-barcelona.bsky.social . 🔬
Analitza conjuntament aspectes ambientals, econòmics i socials relacionats amb el medi marí. 🌱👥
El World Ocean Assessment (WOA) 🌍 és l'avaluació global més completa sobre l'estat dels oceans que impulsen les Nacions Unides.