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Vinod Saranathan, The Evolutionary Photonics Lab @evolphotonics.bsky.social · Jul 11

#ECE2026Tours

Vinod Saranathan, The Evolutionary Photonics Lab @evolphotonics.bsky.social · Jul 11

Check out and come participate in our symposium on "Biomimetism – From biological to bio-inspired photonic materials" as part of the themed session "Insects as Solutions" co-organized with @bodowilts.bsky.social

Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte (IRBI) @irbi-tours.bsky.social · Jul 10

‪XIII European Congress of Entomology
🚨 Registration is now open for ECE 2026

www.ece2026.org/submission-r...

#ECE2026Tours #Entomology #insectscience
@univtours.bsky.social
@cnrsbiologie.bsky.social
@cnrsecologie.bsky.social
@cnrs.fr
@ird-fr.bsky.social
@mnhn.fr
@inrae-france.bsky.social

Vinod Saranathan, The Evolutionary Photonics Lab @evolphotonics.bsky.social · Jul 11

Check out and come participate in our symposium on "Biomimetism – From biological to bio-inspired photonic materials" as part of the themed session "Insects as Solutions" co-organized with @bodowilts.bsky.social

Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte (IRBI) @irbi-tours.bsky.social · Jul 10

‪XIII European Congress of Entomology
🚨 Registration is now open for ECE 2026

www.ece2026.org/submission-r...

#ECE2026Tours #Entomology #insectscience
@univtours.bsky.social
@cnrsbiologie.bsky.social
@cnrsecologie.bsky.social
@cnrs.fr
@ird-fr.bsky.social
@mnhn.fr
@inrae-france.bsky.social

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Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte (IRBI) @irbi-tours.bsky.social · Jul 10

‪XIII European Congress of Entomology
🚨 Registration is now open for ECE 2026

www.ece2026.org/submission-r...

#ECE2026Tours #Entomology #insectscience
@univtours.bsky.social
@cnrsbiologie.bsky.social
@cnrsecologie.bsky.social
@cnrs.fr
@ird-fr.bsky.social
@mnhn.fr
@inrae-france.bsky.social

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Vinod Saranathan, The Evolutionary Photonics Lab @evolphotonics.bsky.social · May 14

Is it me or is the sense of entitlement getting worse with each gen??

Vinod Saranathan, The Evolutionary Photonics Lab @evolphotonics.bsky.social · Apr 5

elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...

Reviewer#1 nails it - there is NO such thing as an "asymmetric compact hexagonal packing" and it is IMPOSSIBLE to predict iridescent colors without the barbule cortex thickness that usually never gets preserved. This is just sophistry. Thanks @elife.bsky.social

Iridescent structural coloration in a crested Cretaceous enantiornithine bird from Jehol Biota

elifesciences.org

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Vinod Saranathan, The Evolutionary Photonics Lab @evolphotonics.bsky.social · Apr 4

One week left to submit dossier and apply online on ADUM (collegedoctoral-cvl.fr/as/ed/voirpr...). Pls spread the word...🙏

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Vinod Saranathan, The Evolutionary Photonics Lab @evolphotonics.bsky.social · Mar 15

Good tips

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Stay safe from online hate with these five tips

In this era of anti-science activism, it‘s wise to take steps to protect your research and reputation in the digital realm.

www.nature.com

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Vinod Saranathan, The Evolutionary Photonics Lab @evolphotonics.bsky.social · Mar 14

🥱We all know why this made it into the tabloid...Nice artist impression! 15 years of fundamentally flawed research in making unfounded inferences from impressions of melanosomes. Small mercy they are not attributing iridescence to these "dinosaur-era" critters YET😆

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Mesozoic mammaliaforms illuminate the origins of pelage coloration

Pelage coloration, which serves numerous functions, is crucial to the evolution of behavior, physiology, and habitat preferences of mammals. However, little is known about the coloration of Mesozoic m...

www.science.org

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Vinod Saranathan, The Evolutionary Photonics Lab @evolphotonics.bsky.social · Mar 10

The correct link for the job application is:
collegedoctoral-cvl.fr/as/ed/voirpr...
@evoldir.bsky.social

#colsci #bugs #omics

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Vinod Saranathan, The Evolutionary Photonics Lab @evolphotonics.bsky.social · Mar 3

Do you love bugs? Have you ever wondered what makes insects so colorful or how insects produce iridescence in their scales? Do you have a Masters degree?

If yes 😁, we are offering a fully-funded PhD position at IRBI (CNRS/UTours). Come join us!! Applications due 11 April 2025!
#ColSci #Bugs #omics

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Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte (IRBI) @irbi-tours.bsky.social · Mar 3

🐛✨ Rejoignez l'IRBI pour y faire une thèse sur les "Couleurs structurelles d'ailes d'insectes : de la caractérisations matéri-omiques aux investigations CRISPR".

😀Encadrement @evolphotonics.bsky.social et Sylvain Pincebourde.

📅 Dépôts des candidatures : 11 avril 2025
#Recherche #Insectes #CRISPR

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Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte (IRBI) @irbi-tours.bsky.social · Mar 3

🐛✨ Join IRBI to pursue a PhD on "Structural Colors of Insect Wings: From Material-Omic Characterization to CRISPR Investigations."

😀 Supervised by @evolphotonics.bsky.social and Sylvain Pincebourde.

📅 Application deadline: April 11, 2025
#Research #Insects #CRISPR

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Vinod Saranathan, The Evolutionary Photonics Lab @evolphotonics.bsky.social · Feb 27

please add me too, Joe @hanliconius.bsky.social

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