COOL! First video of the dung-rolling behaviour of the Australian weevil Tentegia stupida (F) (Curculionidae, Molytinae, Cryptorhynchini) doi.org/10.6084/m9.fig… Source Escalona et al 2023 A dung-rolling weevil! #ConvergentEvolution #Marsupials #weevil

In "Understanding the Mutualism Between Drag Artistry and Entomology Communication," in the Fall 2023 issue of American Entomologist, Lewis Bartlett discusses the intersection of queer expression and scientific outreach. doi.org/10.1093/ae/tma…

One of the best and most thoughtful plant CRISPR efforts to date. Rice cis-editing for NPQ and WUE achieves transgene phenotypes without the transgene! Congrats Dhruv Patel-Tupper and team. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

.@MiriamMiyagi on genetic studies of gender and sex. Pointing out problems with binary categorization of sex, methodological issues with genetic studies, and neat biology (some large % of cells from 70-yr-old "males" are XO!?) #SMBE2024

🚨 Job Alert! 🚨 Come join us at Duke University as a Lab Manager and work alongside Sara Lipshutz and myself. Apply now to be part of our teams! #JobSearch #LabManager #Research #Biology academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/27895

The latest AIC Call for Proposals is now open! Deadline is October 4, 2024. Come use HHMI | Janelia imaging technology and expertise for FREE. Visit aicjanelia.org/apply for details. Before applying, contact us to schedule a technical consultation!

Visualizing moth wing scale development with Kyle A DeMarr from Dyche Mullins et al. on Alfred Millett-Sikking's AIRR snoutscope today! Using a 1.3 oil-immersion lens to image >100 um deep past the moth's cuticle. Absolutely gorgeous biology and microscopy.

ICE attendees, I'm giving a presentation in "Frontiers in Research on the Molecular Basis underlying the Diversity of Insect Color Patterns" on imaging cytoskeletal dynamics in structurally colored butterfly scales [8-3-11] today 8/27 @ 4:45PM in Room K. #ICE2024 #ICE2024Kyoto

Preprint posted! We reported the function of gox/Osi23 gene in the cuticle nanopatterning in Drosophila, through the control of autophagy, endocytosis and ER. Endoplasmic reticulum patterns insect cuticle nanostructure biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

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Do you love evo-devo and want to do a PhD on millipede trachea homology in beautiful Vancouver 🇨🇦? Come join my lab! form.jotform.com/242534537864262 Please re-tweet :)

Check out our latest publication on the fascinating biophotonic gyroid nanostructures of Erora opisena: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs… We describe the application of a hyperspectral microscopy method to elucidate the photonic properties of these remarkable structures.

I'm recruiting again!!

Déjà voodoo Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) in Scream 3 Halloween 2024

Happy Halloween from our lab to yours! +50 pts to whoever can find Sam Lord in this picture

Hey everyone! MBL's Imaging Facility is looking for an Imaging Specialist – ready to push the boundaries of imaging? Join our team and apply now! #MBLScience #JobOpening More info here: tinyurl.com/4y57t2uj

Membrane-associated polymerases deliver most of the actin subunits to a lamellipodial network biorxiv.org/content/10.110… #biorxiv_cellbio

It is happening again! Consider taking our course on the Molecular and Cell Biology of Symbiosis at Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL). We extended the deadline for applications to Apr 14, 2025. mbl.edu/education/adva…

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