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“Environmental Cues for Life Cycle Transitions” symposium - a perspective from EuroEvoDevo 2024

Posted by , on 25 September 2024

With some beautifully warm and sunny mid-summer weather, attendees of the EuroEvoDevo2024 gathered on Friday morning 28th June at the University of Helsinki for a symposium on ‘Environmental cues for ...

How we learned to build a gliding mammal

Posted by , on 2 September 2024

Read the story behind the paper "Emx2 underlies the development and evolution of marsupial gliding membranes" from first author Jorge Moreno.

An afternoon in the museum with an exploded skull and a 3.5m python skeleton

Posted by , on 19 March 2024

The people and the research behind the exhibition ‘Growing a backbone’ at the University Museum of Zoology (Cambridge, UK).

Diversity drives discovery in developmental plasticity

Posted by , on 15 March 2024

This is an excerpt from the Editorial by Patricia Wright and Kathleen Gilmour, editors of Journal of Experimental Biology’s Special Issue “Developmental Plasticity: From Mechanisms to Evolutionary Processes“. Understanding the ...

Origins of new cell types: questions for the single-cell era - 18-19 March, Francis Crick Institute, London

Posted by , on 28 February 2024

Dear colleagues, We are delighted to bring you a 2-day workshop at the Francis Crick Institute that will gather leading experts in the field to break new ground in cell-type ...

Genetics Unzipped - Next Generation Sequence: Forging new paths in genetics

Posted by , on 25 January 2024

This episode is all about the next generation of geneticists, as we meet three up-and-coming scientists who have been supported by the Genetics Society, and learn all about Bermuda skinks, ...

Genetics Unzipped: 2023 Unzipped!

Posted by , on 21 December 2023

As 2023 draws to a close, we’re bringing you a smorgasbord of previously unaired clips from some of our favourite interviews this year.

Genetics Unzipped - Dumb luck: Amazing adaptations from happy little accidents

Posted by , on 16 November 2023

In the latest episode of the Genetics Unzipped podcast, author and science journalist Rebecca Coffey chats with us about some amazing adaptations and Darwinian delights from her book, Beyond Primates. ...

Genetics Unzipped: That’s so extra: Exploring the weird world of extrachromosomal DNA

Posted by , on 19 October 2023

In the latest episode of the Genetics Unzipped podcast, we’re exploring the weird and wonderful world of extrachromosomal DNA - what it is, what it does, and why it breaks ...

Behind the paper: What bats can tell us about the evolution of mammalian teeth

Posted by , on 25 September 2023

Find out about the behind the paper story from Alexa Sadier about the origin of tooth classes in bats.

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