Observing the mechanisms of evolution<\/a> in order to understand how a species adapts to another under different ecological conditions was the goal of researchers at the Laboratoire \u00c3\u2030cologie et \u00c3\u2030volution at CNRS, Universit\u00c3\u00a9 Pierre et Marie Curie and the \u00c3\u2030cole Normale Sup\u00c3\u00a9rieure. They studied two bacteria — a predator and a prey — over 300 generations in a controlled environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Since publication of the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin 150 years ago, it has been known that one of the dynamics of evolution is natural selection.. Its results depend on environmental conditions and interactions between the species present. 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