Home news_dept4 Ralf J. Sommer elected Fellow of the Society of Nematologists July 20, 2026 news_dept4 Ralf J. Sommer, Director of the Department of Integrative Evolutionary Biology at the Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, has been elected as Fellow of the Society of Nematologists. more Vitamin B12 Found to Drive Inherited Behavioural Changes Across Generations April 10, 2026 news_dept4 A new study reveals how diet shapes inherited behaviour. more The mind of a predatory worm July 31, 2025 news_dept4 Widespread neural connectivity changes underlie a behavioral switch between worm species. more Predatory behaviour is an inherited trait across multiple generations in nematodes March 13, 2025 news_dept4 Study highlights the role of long-term environmental changes in the evolution of predatory behaviour in nematodes. more PhD Students Receive Reinhold and Maria Teufel Stiftung Prize November 06, 2024 news_dep3 news_dept4 Institute HighlightsTwo outstanding theses from Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen have been honoured with the prestigious award more Show more