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Queen Mary School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences @qmulsbbs.bsky.social · Aug 13
New Nature study (co-authored by Queen Mary researchers) reveals that arrow worms evolved unique organs by inventing brand-new genes — not just reusing old ones. 🧬🌊

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Cracking the Genetic Code of Arrow Worms: How Chaetognaths Got Their Unique Body Plan
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Queen Mary School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences @qmulsbbs.bsky.social · Jul 18
A parasitic wasp on a windowsill in Chandigarh turned out to be a brand-new species—and revived a genus lost since the 1960s.

Meet Losgna occidentalis, now officially part of science thanks to museum sleuthing and a global team of collaborators.

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Losgna: The Lost Wasp That Rewrote a Genus
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Queen Mary School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences @qmulsbbs.bsky.social · Jun 24
A new study led by our researchers finds women with ADHD could be 3x more likely to have PMDD — a severe premenstrual disorder with serious health impacts.

Even undiagnosed ADHD symptoms = higher risk.

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Researchers uncover link between ADHD and severe premenstrual disorder in women
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Queen Mary University of London @qmul.bsky.social · Jun 19
Dive into the underexplored frontiers of lab automation beyond established high-throughput drug screening pipelines! Join @qmulsbbs.bsky.social for an evening where Material Science takes centre stage in revolutionizing laboratory processes.

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London Lab Automation Community Meetup #5 - Breaking Material Barriers to Lab Automation · Luma
By popular demand, we're diving into the underexplored frontiers of lab automation beyond established high-throughput drug screening pipelines! Join us for an…
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Queen Mary School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences @qmulsbbs.bsky.social · Jun 19
Join us for an engaging day of scientific exchange
at Inaugural Symposium of the Centre for Molecular Cell Biology!

📅 Monday 30th June, 9am - 6pm

📍 Skeel Lecture Theatre, People's Place, Queen Mary University of London

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Inaugural Symposium of the Centre for Molecular Cell Biology at QMUL – 2025
First symposium of the Centre for Molecular Cell Biology at QMUL
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Dr Dave Hone @davehone.bsky.social · Jun 17
This comes off the back of a paper I wrote with two colleagues a few years ago on the slightly bigger topic of using extinct flying vertebrates as models for aircraft design: www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Volant Fossil Vertebrates: Potential for Bioinspired Flight Technology
Animal flight is ecologically important and has a long evolutionary history. It has evolved independently in many distantly related clades of animals. Powered flight has evolved only three times in ve...
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Queen Mary School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences @qmulsbbs.bsky.social · Jun 17
How pterosaurs can inspire aircraft design ✈️

Dr @davehone.bsky.social wrote for The Conversation UK about how ancient flying reptiles that lived alongside dinosaurs may hold the key to future aircraft and drone design.

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How pterosaurs can inspire aircraft design
Looking back in time could inspire the aircraft innovations of the future.
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Allan Carrillo-Baltodano @allancarbal.bsky.social · Jun 2
It's finally here! Great start of the summer. We got our latest preprint from @chemamd.bsky.social in @qmulsbbs.bsky.social @qmulse.bsky.social, showing evidence of developmental system drift in the specification of dorsoventral (belly vs back) axis in annelids 🪱🪱🪱
#DevBio #EvoDevo
Image shows larvae of four different species of marine annelid worms, stained for muscle (magenta) and cilia (yellow). All with lateral views, with the mouth towards the left, and the future head pointing up. Images are to scale.
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Pavel Kratina @kratina.bsky.social · Jun 2
Job alert - We are looking for an Environmental Facility Technician @qmulsbbs.bsky.social to help support file work, experiments, isotope ratio mass spectrometry, gas chromatography etc. Please apply here:

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Environmental Analytical Facility Technician - QMUL Jobs
ID: 6011. Title: Environmental Analytical Facility Technician. Application Deadline:
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Queen Mary Faculty of Science and Engineering @qmulse.bsky.social · Jun 4
Ever wonder how your cells build themselves? 🤔 New research from @qmulsbbs.bsky.social & @dundee.ac.uk, out in @pnas.org, reveals the key mechanism behind microtubule growth. It's crucial for understanding cell division and has potential impacts on cancer treatments. www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2...
Cellular scaffolding secrets unlocked: scientists discover key to microtubule growth
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Queen Mary School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences @qmulsbbs.bsky.social · Jun 2
What have we learnt in the past 25 years since the groundbreaking BBC series Walking With Dinosaurs first aired?

That's what this article in the @theguardian.com seeks to explore, featuring SBBS' resident paleontologist, @davehone.bsky.social!

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Arctic, feathered … or just weird: what have we learned since Walking with Dinosaurs aired 25 years ago
As the BBC updates its groundbreaking series, a look at some of the recent scientific discoveries
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Queen Mary School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences @qmulsbbs.bsky.social · May 13
This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, we’re spotlighting (Dr Jessica Agnew-Blais (@agnewblais.bsky.social), whose research is reshaping our understanding of ADHD - looking at how genetic and environmental factors shape its progression, especially in girls and women.

#ADHDResearch #WomenInScience
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Queen Mary School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences @qmulsbbs.bsky.social · May 12
New research co-authored by @kratina.bsky.social shows how human land use + invasive fish are reshaping rivers — and cutting fishery value by 50%.

Native fish are shrinking. Non-natives are thriving. Ecosystem services are vanishing.

doi.org/10.1038/s415...

#Ecology #Biodiversity #Conservation
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Queen Mary School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences @qmulsbbs.bsky.social · Apr 8
Exciting news! Prof. @yannickwurm.bsky.social is joining @aria-research.bsky.social as a Programme Director.

He’s diving into big, bold questions—like using AI to predict evolution and unlocking the secrets of superorganisms to inspire medical breakthroughs. 🐜🤖💡

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Queen Mary professor, Yannick Wurm joins ARIA as Programme Director
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Queen Mary School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences @qmulsbbs.bsky.social · Apr 7
Congrats to Dr Elena Torlai Triglia, who has received a prestigious Springboard Award from @acmedsci.bsky.social!

Her research is tackling melanoma head-on by investigating how DNA mutations drive the disease—and could lead to more personalised cancer treatments.🧬🧪

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Queen Mary researcher Dr Elena Torlai Triglia awarded prestigious Springboard Award from the Academy of Medical Sciences
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Queen Mary Faculty of Science and Engineering @qmulse.bsky.social · Apr 4
Key insights:
‣ Only 1% of known insect species have reliable population data.
‣ 20% of assessed species are classified as threatened (IUCN).
‣ Most monitoring focuses on Europe and North America, leaving huge gaps in Africa & South America.
#Biodiversity #Conservation
Integrating multiple evidence streams to understand insect biodiversity change
Insects dominate animal species diversity yet face many threats from anthropogenic drivers of change. Many features of insect ecology make them a challenging group, and the fragmented state of knowled...
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Queen Mary Faculty of Science and Engineering @qmulse.bsky.social · Apr 4
99% of insect species lack conservation data. A major study led by @ukceh.bsky.social and @zslofficial.bsky.social, with contributions from Professor Iwan Jones and Dr John Murphy of @qmulrivercomms.bsky.social, highlights urgent gaps in our understanding of global insect populations.
New study reveals critical gaps in insect biodiversity research
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Queen Mary Faculty of Science and Engineering @qmulse.bsky.social · Mar 11
Could woolly mice be the key to resurrecting mammoths? Dr @alexdemendoza.bsky.social and Benjamin Tapon, PhD student at @qmulsbbs.bsky.social, break down the science behind one company’s ambitious plan to bring back the woolly mammoth through genetic engineering.
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Woolly mice are a first step to resurrecting mammoths, but there’s a very long way to go
It will take a lot more genetic science than a few tweaks to hair length to make a mammoth from its closest living relative, the Asian elephant.
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Queen Mary School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences @qmulsbbs.bsky.social · Mar 11
Which film from the Jurassic Park franchise is your favorite? 🎥

@davehone.bsky.social has his say on this matter and much more as he speaks to the New Scientist about the history of dinosaurs in movies.🦕

Watch the full video: institutions.newscientist.com/video/246977...

📹: New Scientist (2025)
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Queen Mary Faculty of Science and Engineering @qmulse.bsky.social · Mar 7
We’re transforming waste heat from our Tier 2 data centre into a #sustainable energy source, providing heating and hot water for campus.
Tim Lee, Lead Engineer: "One of our projects is connected to a residency building and will support 250 student showers 365 days a year."
The super computer warming campus
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Queen Mary School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences @qmulsbbs.bsky.social · Mar 6
Our resident bee-expert @larschittka.bsky.social was on BBC Radio 4’s In Our Time earlier today, talking to Melvyn Bragg about pollination! 🐝

Listen to the episode here and find out more about this fascinating topic: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m....
BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, Pollination
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the interplay between plants and pollinators.
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Queen Mary Faculty of Science and Engineering @qmulse.bsky.social · Mar 5
Dr Janelle Jones, senior author: “Arts interventions are accessible, cost-effective, and enjoyable. They offer a way to address mental health challenges that doesn’t rely solely on medication or traditional therapy.”

Read the full study in @nature.com #MentalHealth: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Group arts interventions for depression and anxiety among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Nature Mental Health
In this systematic review and meta-analysis of group arts interventions for older adults, the authors found that participation in shared artistic experience was associated with lower levels of depress...
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Queen Mary Faculty of Science and Engineering @qmulse.bsky.social · Mar 5
A new @queenmarycbb.bsky.social, @qmulsbbs.bsky.social study reveals that group arts activities like painting, dancing, or music can significantly reduce #depression and #anxiety in older adults. The effect sizes are comparable to antidepressants or talking therapies. www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2...
The art of well-being: group activities shown to ease depression and anxiety in older adults
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Queen Mary School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences @qmulsbbs.bsky.social · Mar 3
Our very own Dr Giulia De Falco has been appointed to a prestigious @who.int subcommittee on tumour classification—the only UK rep on this global panel! Her work will help keep cancer diagnostics up to date & accessible worldwide.

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#CancerResearch #WHO
Queen Mary Professor Appointed to Prestigious WHO Committee on Tumour Classification
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Queen Mary University of London @qmul.bsky.social · Mar 3
Queen Mary asked over 100 young people what they think about AI at the world’s first Children’s AI summit, held in partnership with the Alan Turing Institute.

Find out what they said and their messages for world leaders: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fB7... via @news.sky.com
FYI: What do kids think about AI?
YouTube video by Sky News
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