Underwater cave in the Mediterranean Sea
covered with anemones of the genus Parazoanthus. Individuals form colonies connected by stolons. By courtesy of Thorsten Reusch..
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The common starfish Asterias rubens
climbing a seagrass leave in the Baltic Sea in search of recently settled blue mussels as prey. By courtesy of Thorsten Reusch.
The brood pouch
of a pregnant pipefish male (Syngnathus typhle) filled with embryos that are connected to a placenta-like structure. By courtesy of Olivia Roth.
Two pipefish females
of the species Syngnathus typhle swimming in the experimental aquaria at the GEOMAR. By courtesy of Olivia Roth.
A Transgenic Hydra
expressing GFP in the head. The Hydra Transgenic Facility allows us to explore the function of different genes and proteins in vivo in a traditional developmental model. By courtesy of Thomas Bosch.
Floral oil producing Diascia floribunda
has long twin spurs that coevolved with the front legs of their oil-collecting bee pollinators. By courtesy of Michael Kuhlmann.
Pathogenic Bacillus thuringiensis bacteria
marked by Red Fluorescent Protein, have infected and overgrown the body of a Caenorhabditis elegans nematode. By courtesy of Andrei Papkou, Schulenburg group.
A female
of the sex-role reversed pipefish Syngnathus typhle. By courtesy of Olivia Roth.
The solitary bee Rediviva longimanus
is endemic to the Greater Cape Floristic Region. With the elongated forelegs it collects floral oil from the spurs of its host plants of the genus Diascia. By courtesy of Michael Kuhlmann.
The fluorescent dye DAPI
is commonly used to stain the DNA in the nuclei of Caenorhabditis elegans body cells, thus visualizing the nematode’s anatomy. By courtesy of Hinrich Schulenburg
Confocal laser scanning microscopy image
of the fungal pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici during the infection of a wheat leaf. The hyphae of Z. tritici is penetrating an open stoma on the leaf surface. of the fungal pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici (in green) during the infection of a wheat leaf. The hyphae of Z. tritici is visible in green. The tip of the hyphae (in the back) is penetrating an open stoma on the leaf surface. By courtesy of Janine Haueisen, Stukenbrock group.
Electron micrograph
of a Caenorhabditis elegans nematode. By courtesy of Antje Thomas, Schulenburg group.
A male blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
fitted with a light level geolocation - a method using measured ambient light level to establish geographical location during bird migration. By courtesy of Miriam Liedvogel.
The fluorescent dye DAPI
is commonly used to stain the DNA in the nuclei of Caenorhabditis elegans body cells, thus visualizing the nematode’s anatomy. By courtesy of Hinrich Schulenburg
A male blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla).
Our focal study species to study the genetic architecture of migratory traits. By courtesy of Miriam Liedvogel.
A freshwater polyp Hydra oligactis
bearing a germ-cell tumor. It represents the first reported and thoroughly described malignant cancer in a pre-bilaterian animal. By courtesy of Thomas Bosch.
A sea anemone from the Mediterranean (Anemonia sulcata)
Symbiontic algae are responsible for the purple colour of the tips of the tentacles. By courtesy of Thorsten Reusch.
Confocal laser scanning microscopy image
of the fungal pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici (in green) during the infection of a wheat leaf. The hyphae of Z. tritici is visible in green. The tip of the hyphae (in the back) is penetrating an open stoma on the leaf surface. By courtesy of Janine Haueisen, Stukenbrock group.
Mouse testicular cell spreads.
Mice have 19 Autosome pairs and two sex chromosomes. The DNA is stained using DAPI in blue. Synaptonemal Complex Protein syp3 is stained in green using syp3 primary and Alexa-Flour-488 secondary antobodies. By courtesy of Alina Jeschke, Odenthal-Hesse group.
The marine midge Clunio marinus
is a model organism for biological clock research. By courtesy of Tobias Kaiser.
symposium Assisted Evolution
a novel tool to overcome the conservation crisis?
In order to address the ongoing biodiversity crisis there is a recent debate whether or not biologists should consider new means of protection and conservation. This symposium aims to discuss the legal, social, ethical and scientific baseline underlying shifting paradigms in conservation and the role of human assistance to enhance organisms' resistance to future changes.
Program
- 9:00 Welcome and intro by the organizers
Session 1: Shifting paradigms in conservation: social, public and scientific landscape of conservation genetics
Objective: The aim of session 1 is to (i) discuss new approaches for the conservation of natural environments, such as assisted colonization, assisted evolution and synthetic biology and (ii) introduce the current legal, public and scientific framework of novel methods in conservation.
- 9:15 Phil Seddon, Dunedin, New Zealand
A history of assisted colonization: IUCN Guidelines and the growing need to consider risky conservation translocation - 10:00 Kent H. Redford, Portland, Maine, USA
The role of Synthetic Biology in conserving the new nature - 10:45 Coffee break
- 11:15 Dirk Petersen, Bremen, Germany
Coral reef restoration in a changing environment - 12:00 Lunch buffet
Session 2: Assisted evolution in corals: Opportunities, applications, challenges, and limitations
Objective: The aim is to introduce how assisted evolution might change our way of restoring natural marine environments. What new tools are available that can improve the selection of environmental stress resistance and be implemented in conservation? What are the promises and perils of such approaches?
- 13:00 Iliana Baums, State College, Pennsylvania, USA
Coral conservation genetics in a changing climate - 13:45 Madeleine van Oppen, Melbourne/Townsville, Australia
How assisted evolution and synthetic biology can help address the coral reef crisis - 14:30 Coffee break
- 15:00 James Guest, Newcastle, UK
Assisting coral reef survival in the face of climate change - 15:45 Joint discussion - chairs: Thorsten Reusch & Marlene Wall
- 17:15 End of symposium
Date
Thursday 7 December, 2017
9:00 - 18:00
Location
Zoological Museum
Hegewischstraße 3
24105 Kiel
Organization/Contact
Marlene Wall
Thorsten Reusch
Flyer
Kiel Evolution Center
Biologiezentrum
Am Botanischen Garten
24118 Kiel
fon+49 (0) 431-880-4141
mail hschulenburg@zoologie.uni-kiel.de
