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Ana Verbanac
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evolution, behavior and brains 🦈
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oistedu.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1126/scia...
Mass extinction triggered the early radiations of jawed vertebrates and their jawless relatives (gnathostomes)
A mass extinction 445 million years ago triggered the rapid rise of armored and jawed vertebrates.
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January 13, 2026 at 2:32 AM
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idoiaeu.bsky.social
Really happy to join NeuroPSI at Paris Saclay to lead a research group funded by an ERC Consolidator grant #ERCCoG . We'll study the origins of the vertebrate brain using shark embryos. 🦈 🧠 Reach out if you are interested in joining the team 🤍
neuropsi.bsky.social Paris-Saclay Institute of Neuroscience @neuropsi.bsky.social · 27d
🙋‍♀️ We are welcoming Idoia Quintana Urzainqui to NeuroPSi as a junior Professor! In her new team, she will research the Mechanisms that shaped early vertebrate brains, thanks to funding from a 2025 ERC Consolidator grant.

➡️ Learn more here: neuropsi.cnrs.fr/en/idoia-qui...
December 22, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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lifeofpi-hd.bsky.social
See you Tuesday!✨
November 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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elife.bsky.social
Jumping spiders can recognise one another. This ability to learn, remember and represent images is quite surprising for such a tiny-brained animal!
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November 16, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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lifeofpi-hd.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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trostnils.bsky.social
I'm very excited to finally share the main work of my PhD!
We explored the evolutionary dynamics of gene regulation and expression during gonad development in primates. We cover among others: X chromosome dynamics (incl. in a developing XXY testis), gene regulatory networks and cell type evolution.
kaessmannlab.bsky.social Kaessmann Lab @kaessmannlab.bsky.social · Jun 20
We are delighted to share our new preprint “The evolution of gene regulatory programs controlling gonadal development in primates” www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
June 20, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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ma-sharks.bsky.social
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First shark sound recordings captured by researchers, study shows
The first-ever sounds of sharks have been captured by researchers, according to a new study in the journal Royal Society Open Science.
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April 2, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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k4tj4.bsky.social
Henrik Kaessmann @kaessmannlab.bsky.social taking us on an amazing journey to the origins and evolution of the vertebrate brain at #ECCN2025
@borrell-lab.bsky.social @r3rt0.bsky.social @zoltan-molnar.bsky.social
May 7, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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mbarinews.bsky.social
This week we are bringing you MBARI: From the Vault. We’re sharing content curated by the team of experts responsible for our video archive. Get the inside scoop on some of the most interesting and unique observations they’ve made over the last few decades!
May 5, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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kaessmannlab.bsky.social
A great article highlighting the broader implications of the three parallel recent papers from our group and our wonderful colleagues in Spain and Belgium...
April 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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royalsociety.org
Maria Sibylla Merian, naturalist and scientific illustrator, was born #OnThisDay in 1647. She collected insects and raised silkworms as a girl, and was one of the first naturalists to observe insects directly and document metamorphosis. Watch our video with BBC Ideas: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Wiw...
The incredible life of Maria Sibylla Merian | The Royal Society
YouTube video by The Royal Society
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April 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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idoiaeu.bsky.social
The beauty of embryogenesis. Can you see the blood flowing in rhythm with the heartbeat? #sharkembryo 🦈
March 19, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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openrxiv.bsky.social
openRxiv has arrived!

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of openRxiv as an independent, researcher-led nonprofit to oversee bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world’s leading preprint servers for life and health sciences.
openrxiv.org/introducing-...

#openRxiv #OpenScience #Preprints #bioRxiv #medRxiv
March 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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kaessmannlab.bsky.social
How does gene regulation shape brain evolution? Our new preprint dives into this question in the context of mammalian cerebellum development! rb.gy/dbcxjz
Led by @ioansarr.bsky.social, @marisepp.bsky.social and @tyamadat.bsky.social, in collaboration with @steinaerts.bsky.social
March 16, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social
Sharks and rays have the oldest vertebrate sex chromosome with unique sex determination mechanisms https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.13.642935v1
March 14, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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gugunderwater.bsky.social
A pea-sized #Argonaut octopus rides atop a stinging #siphonophore through the nighttime open ocean.
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Shot several miles off West Palm Beach, FL, USA.
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#papernautilus #nautilus #cephalopod #plankton #blackwater #blackwaterphotography #blackwaterdiving #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater #underwater
March 2, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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jekely.biologists.social.ap.brid.gy
The revised version of our #platynereis #connectome paper is now out:

https://elifesciences.org/reviewed-preprints/97964

Cell-type-level annotation of the whole organisms, including synaptic and desmosomal connectomes. Can be explored with CATMAID here […]

[Original post on biologists.social]
March 4, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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kaessmannlab.bsky.social
So excited to announce that our study on the development and evolution of pallial cell types and structures in birds, led by @bassi-z.bsky.social, is now out in @science.org!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Developmental origins and evolution of pallial cell types and structures in birds
Innovations in the pallium likely facilitated the evolution of advanced cognitive abilities in birds. We therefore scrutinized its cellular composition and evolution using cell type atlases from chick...
www.science.org
February 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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hejnol.bsky.social
This paper provides now solid evidence that the xenacoelomorph male gonopore is homologous to the bilaterian hindgut.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
The xenacoelomorph gonopore is homologous to the bilaterian anus
The bilaterian through gut with an anal opening is a key invention in animals, since it facilitates effective food processing, which allows animals to grow to a larger body size. However, because non-...
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February 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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@stevestuwill.bsky.social you posted on 𝕏 on Dec 5, 2020 this stunning video - why not repeat on 🔵bsky ? (sorry, I did)...
"Time-lapse footage of a vampire amoeba: a microscopic organism that feeds on algal cells by breaking through their cell walls and sucking out their insides."
#ProtistsOnSky
February 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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josemald.bsky.social
Just a gorgeous #Purkinje neuron all by itself in the cerebellum. Only with #lightsheet #microscopy on a whole #cleared sample could you ever hope to catch a lone reporter expressing cell in it’s entirety. #science 🧪
January 28, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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giacomogattoni.bsky.social
For my first post on 🦋, I am incredibly excited to share that my PhD paper has been published in #ScienceAdvances!

We compared the development of the anterior neuroectoderm to uncover how the chordate #forebrain evolved 🧠. Have a look at the summary 🧵 below!

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
An ancient apical patterning system sets the position of the forebrain in chordates
A conserved Wnt-regulated molecular signature sets forebrain position and identity in chordates.
www.science.org
January 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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richvn.bsky.social
Did giant ice age beasts carve these vast caves in South America? A marvellous mystery told by @meghier.bsky.social for @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A graphic comparing dimensions of a silhouetted child, an artist's impression of extinct ground sloths and armadillos (up to 3 metres long and 1 metre high), and the outline of some mysterious caves, found in South America. Picture taken inside the Armadillo’s Den, a giant palaeoburrow (cave) in southern Brazil.
January 28, 2025 at 11:42 AM