Michael Dietrich (Pittsburgh)
28.05.2026 um 16:00 Uhr
Ort: TUM, Augustenstraße 40, 1. OG, F. 1.11
Zeit: 16-18 s.t. (!)
Most biologists will admit that their choice of research organism has important consequences for work and their findings. Given that organism choice matters, should we be concerned that the range of organisms used in biological research has been narrowing? From 1970 to 2015 most of the fields in modern biology have shown a decline in the number of species that they consider in their research. This presentation will address both how to characterize this decline and how to explain it. We will give special consideration to how preferences for model organism use and preferences for human-based research with medical translations contributed to specific organismal preferences and to reductions in research biodiversity.
Vortrag im Rahmen des Oberseminars "Perspektiven der Wissenschaftsgeschichte"