World in a flask (IMAGE) Michigan State University Caption The Long-term Evolution Experiment has lived in Erlenmeyer flasks for 7,500 generations and counting -- for the first 34 years at Michigan State University, now on to the University of Texas at Austin. Credit Michigan State University Usage Restrictions Credit must be given to the creator. License CC BY Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.