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Laura Boulan @lboulan.bsky.social · Aug 10

Our new paper is out in @currentbiology.bsky.social! Using 3D reconstructions and volume measurements in Drosophila wing primordia, we show that growth can be uncoupled from cell proliferation and uncover a new time window for growth arrest.
With @leopoldlab.bsky.social
www.cell.com/current-biol...

A switch to non-proliferative growth sustains Drosophila wing development during the early pupal stage

Using precise tissue volume quantification, El Marzkioui, Gaugué, et al. show that wing primordia continue to grow during the early pupal stage, a phase of increased cell volume driven by insulin/IGF ...

www.cell.com

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Development @dev-journal.bsky.social · Aug 1

Evolution of a novel left-right asymmetry in organ size by co-option of a tissue rotation process

A Research Highlight showcasing new work from Bénédicte M. Lefèvre, Marine Delvigne, Aurélie Camprodon, Josué Vidal, Virginie Courtier-Orgogozo, Michael Lang

journals.biologists.com/dev/article-...

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Development @dev-journal.bsky.social · Aug 1

To find out more about this work, we caught up with first author Bénédicte Marie Lefèvre @drosopachea.bsky.social and corresponding author Michael Lang, CNRS researcher at the Laboratoire - Evolution, Génomes, Comportement, Ecologie (EGCE):

journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

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CNRS Biologie @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social · Jul 16

#ResultatScientifique 🔎| Découvrez la dernière publication d'Allison Bardin et de ses collaborateurs ⤵️

🤝 @cnrs.fr @cnrs-paris.bsky.social @sorbonne-universite.fr @bardinlab.bsky.social
@bboumard.bsky.social
📕 @cp-devcell.bsky.social | buff.ly/kIfPI0E

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Institut Pasteur | 130 years of biomedical research @pasteur.fr · Jun 30

🌈 United for diversity in science 🌈
Researchers from Institut Pasteur joined the 2025 Pride March alongside @institutcurie.bsky.social, Les Cordeliers Research Center, @institutcochin.bsky.social @institutimagine.bsky.social

👩‍🔬 Because diverse labs make better science.
#DiversityInScience

4 research institute march together hand in hand for diversity and inclusion in science © Franck Aubry

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Baptiste Tesson @b-tesson.bsky.social · Jun 28

My PhD work is out in Science Advances! We show how DPP drives tissue morphogenesis by encoding local mechanical programs iteratively, unraveling a self-organizing mechanism linking morphogen gradients to tissue dynamics.

www.science.org/doi/full/10....

#DevBio #Morphogenesis #Drosophila

Automorphy as a self-organizing DPP-dependent process that translates patterns into mechanical programs during Drosophila embryogenesis

Automorphy gets the morph into the morphogen.

www.science.org

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Bénédicte Lefèvre @drosopachea.bsky.social · Jun 28

Proud to shine bright like radium with @j-delpierre.bsky.social and Fabian from @ybellaichelab.bsky.social, and all the colleagues and friends from @institutcurie.bsky.social, @pasteur.fr, @institutimagine.bsky.social, @institutcochin.bsky.social and @crcordeliers.bsky.social

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Bénédicte Lefèvre @drosopachea.bsky.social · Jun 25

Thanks to all the volunteers and partners who made this possible! Including @sfbd.bsky.social, @institutcurie.bsky.social and the city of Ivry-sur-Seine.

We have now 5 species sheets: Drosophila, nematode, zebrafish, arabidopsis and bombyx. Available in French and English, and soon in Greek.

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Bénédicte Lefèvre @drosopachea.bsky.social · Jun 25

This month marks the 3-year anniversary of En Quête de Bio outreach launch, created with @bardinlab.bsky.social and the support of the @sfbd.bsky.social !

By the end of the week, we'll have passed the 4,500-child milestone, done it in 16 cities, with the help of 72 volunteers!

www.eqd-bio.org

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Bardin Lab @bardinlab.bsky.social · Jun 5

Very happy to share our latest lab publication!
The hard work of @bboumard.bsky.social, Gwenn Le Meur and collaborators!
Cell-type-specific nucleotide sharing through gap junctions impacts sensitivity to replication stress in Drosophila: Developmental Cell
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lDFi_Yv6z...

Cell-type-specific nucleotide sharing through gap junctions impacts sensitivity to replication stress in Drosophila

Boumard et al. demonstrate gap-junction-dependent tissue-scale nucleotide sharing, which impacts cellular sensitivity to perturbation of nucleotide homeostasis and replication stress. Drosophila wing ...

www.cell.com

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FlyBase @flybase.bsky.social · Jun 3

We currently have a call for support that has gone out to European labs, to support FlyBase-UK. We are asking our colleagues from labs in the US and other countries to wait for a similar call to them that will go out in the near future, to support the US sites. We thank you for your patience.

Mark A. Hanson @hansonmark.bsky.social · Jun 3

URGENT: FlyBase has lost practically all its funding overnight; even user fees are tied up in denied grant funding. 🤬🤯

Any lab using @flybase.bsky.social please donate using the link in post below.

This incredible community, on whose backs our #Drosophila labs depend, can't be left out to dry.

Marc Dionne @marcsdionne.bsky.social · Jun 3

My lab studies bacterial infections. We spend a lot of time looking at (or for) species-specific genetic and genomic databases for hosts and microbes. FlyBase is the best of all—there is literally no comparison. Its existence is under threat. Please donate.
www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...

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Institut Curie @institutcurie.bsky.social · May 22

We are deeply grateful for her visit, her passionate commitment to the fight against cancer, and her support for Institut Curie! 🙏

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Bénédicte Lefèvre @drosopachea.bsky.social · Mar 25

Ready to flight back to Paris after amazing time in San Diego and at #Dros25! Thanks to all the the @genetics-gsa.bsky.social organizers for this fantastic meeting! Glad to met some old friends and new ones!

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Bardin Lab @bardinlab.bsky.social · Mar 21

Proud of our postdoc @drosopachea.bsky.social Bénédicte Lefèvre for her nice talk at #Dros25!

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Bénédicte Lefèvre @drosopachea.bsky.social · Mar 23

Hi #Dros25! I put some card games from our outreach Biology Quest on the origami table! Help yourself! We still have some with us to spare so contact me or @bardinlab.bsky.social if you want one!

More info here: www.eqd-bio.org

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Tim Mosca (he/him) @drosophilosophy.bsky.social · Mar 20

Pavel Tomancak asks everyone who uses FIJI in the crowd to stand ... and dammit, 90% of the crowd stood. What a testament to the power of such tools. #DROS25

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Dr. Jessica Vélez 🍄 🇵🇷 @microbiojess.bsky.social · Mar 22

Hey @genetics-gsa.bsky.social #Dros25 attendees! Want to come chat about professional development and/or your career goals? Want to play a round of @bardinlab.bsky.social's Biology Quest or @pged.bsky.social's Share Your Stance? Come visit me in California 3 - if the door's open, I'm in!

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Michael Rera @michaelrera.bsky.social · Mar 21

Now I can die in peace 🥺

(Thanks @drosopachea.bsky.social for the picture)

A drawing of a Smurf fly made by someone I don't know

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Dr. Jessica Vélez 🍄 🇵🇷 @microbiojess.bsky.social · Mar 21

A fabulously fun and educational game! I learned about the value of cell death in limb formation 🤩 #Dros25 @genetics-gsa.bsky.social

Bardin Lab @bardinlab.bsky.social · Mar 21

@microbiojess.bsky.social was our first card game of winner or Biology Quest at #Dros25 ! Come and play !
www.eqd-bio.org

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Bénédicte Lefèvre @drosopachea.bsky.social · Mar 21

Thanks Allison! 😊

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Bénédicte Lefèvre @drosopachea.bsky.social · Mar 19

Come see us to discover our outreach, play games and try to win one of our 50 card decks! More info: www.ead-bio.org

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Bénédicte Lefèvre @drosopachea.bsky.social · Mar 19

Super happy to discover the breathtaking city of San Diego and looking forward to attending #Dros25! I'll present my work with a talk tomorrow during the Cell Division and Cell Growth session, and we'll be with @bardinlab.bsky.social at the networking event to present our outreach Biology Quest!

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Bardin Lab @bardinlab.bsky.social · Mar 19

A reminder- come and see us Thurs. evening at the Networking session to win one of 50 decks of En Quête de Bio (Biology Quest) cards for you (and your kids!).
www.eqd-bio.org

Bardin Lab @bardinlab.bsky.social · Mar 16

We will also present at the Networking session on Thurs night 8pm at #Dros25 our side project on primary school outreach with the French Dev Bio Society @sfbd.bsky.social #EnQueteDeBio or "Biology Quest" in English (info at www.eqd-bio.org). Come visit to win one 50 decks of the Dev Bio Card Game!

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Bardin Lab @bardinlab.bsky.social · Mar 16

We will also present at the Networking session on Thurs night 8pm at #Dros25 our side project on primary school outreach with the French Dev Bio Society @sfbd.bsky.social #EnQueteDeBio or "Biology Quest" in English (info at www.eqd-bio.org). Come visit to win one 50 decks of the Dev Bio Card Game!

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Bardin Lab @bardinlab.bsky.social · Mar 16

So happy to be back home in San Diego for #Dros25 for great science!
Come see @drosopachea.bsky.social from our lab speaking in the Thurs 4:30-6pm session on Cell Division and Growth!

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