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New preprint alert. Ever wondered why frogs only have upper jaw teeth? We investigate this conundrum and ask if frogs ever form lower jaw tooth rudiments and what the relationship is between tadpole keratodonts (keratin mouthparts) and teeth! 🐸🦷🔥
biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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#DBfeature
“When does human life begin?” teaching human embryology in the context of the American abortion debate
“There is no consensus among biologists as to when an independent human life begins”
by Scott Gilbert
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Very timely pub. Thanks, Scott and @Dev_Bio_Journal
#DBfeature
“When does human life begin?” teaching human embryology in the context of the American abortion debate
“There is no consensus among biologists as to when an independent human life begins”
by Scott Gilbert
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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🐍 A. Tzika from the @LANEVOL lab in our department joins international team to uncover #reptile colouration #genetics. Discover the surprising twist on MC1R's role in ball #python pattern formation.
Read now: doi.org/10.1111/pcmr.13215
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A new cell culture resource for investigations of reptilian gene function
Read this #OpenAccess Techniques & Resources Article by Sukhada Samudra @SamudraSukhada, Douglas Menke @dbmenke and colleagues:
journals.biologists.com/dev/…

ALT Figure 4 Manipulation of Hh signaling in A. sagrei embryos and primary cells. (A) Schematic of in ovo treatment of lizard embryos with SAG. Each egg was collected within 24 h of being laid and placed on top of a SAG or DMSO solution. These solutions were replaced by water after 24 h. (B) Embryos were collected from SAG- or DMSO-treated eggs after 14 days of incubation. Blue arrows highlight the location of extra digits. FL, forelimbs; HL, hindlimbs. Scale bar: 500 µm. (C) Schematic of primary lizard embryonic fibroblast cell (LEF) SAG treatment. Cells from either the torso (region between dashed yellow lines) or limb buds (outlined in blue) from a single embryo were grown in culture before being treated with SAG or DMSO
great position and excellent opportunity to hang out with Thom daily and distract him from working 🫡
There is an open faculty position at Loyola University Chicago. Areas of special interest include Immunology, Physiology, and Molecular Biology, but all areas of Biology will be considered. Please reach out if you have questions about the department.
careers.luc.edu/postings/295…
very cool
Ever wondered how animals like dogs and cows keep their noses so wet? @LANEVOL latest research in @CurrentBiology reveals the surprising answer! Read this new article to discover the fascinating process behind nasal groove formation lanevol.org/news/article/how… #biology #science
very cool work @LANEVOL
Check out our new research led by Athanasia! By generating transgenic snakes, we reveal the role of PMEL in the genetic switch from blotches to stripes in corn snakes 🐍
tinyurl.com/5n6sbtuh
@genevunige @Biologie_UNIGE @UNIGEnews
🐸🐢🐊🐍🦎💀
#ENDLESSHERPS Most Beautiful: Amphibians and non-avian reptiles as models for evolutionary developmental biology! An incredible symposium sponsored by @SSAR! Check it out at #SSAR2024 at UMich!
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Fantastic accompanying discussion of our new soaring bird-air sac paper by Bret Tobalske (U of Montana) for @Nature 🫁🦅 nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
had a blast! thanks for the invite
Choose Development ( @SocDevBio ) Summer Undergrads meet with Dr. Raul Diaz @CalStateLA discussing career path & evo/devo studies of amphibians and reptiles! 🦎🐍🐢🐸
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Extremely pleased to share our team’s latest #BirdAgenda work in @Nature - hawks and other soaring birds use their lungs to enhance their flight muscles: nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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MCZ Curator and @HarvardOEB Professor James Hanken on the Amphibian Extinction Crisis youtu.be/3VlLKvyHbKM?si=fn-0… via @YouTube #mczHerpetology
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We are proud to highlight a few of our members who are listed as 2023 @aaas Fellows! Congrats to @aussiebiologist, @FranzOdendaal, Matthew Welch, and @hjosephyost for your extraordinary achievements across disciplines!
More info: ow.ly/k4In50RlGMt
#Anatomy25 #AAA
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Please check out our recent perspective paper, “Pluripotency of a founding field: rebranding developmental biology.” A huge thanks to the 50 scientists who traveled to California to discuss the future of #DevBio and who contributed to this paper! 1/ journals.biologists.com/dev/…
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We have some awesome talks lined up for #SSAR2024 June 27-30 at the University of Michigan @UMichEEB #Herpetology
KEYNOTE SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT
Evolutionary biologist and science communicator @NeilShubin will be the keynote speaker for the #FunctionalMorphology in the 21st Century symposium at #SSAR2024 @ssarherps! Can't wait to hear from the co-discoverer of #Tiktaalik (the fish with limbs)!
recent paper spearheaded by @NicolasDiPoi ‘s lab.
“Our study provides a framework for future #animal studies aiming to analyze patterns of #skull and other tissue variation from an evolutionary and developmental perspective” says PI @NicolasDiPoi @BIOTECH_UH @HiLIFE_helsinki
helsinki.fi/en/news/evolutio…
#evolution #snakes #lizards
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Our first paper of the year is out in @NatureEcoEvo ! we explore the interplay between skull patterning and whole-head integration, employing extensive ontogenies alongside multi-tissue data in lizards and snakes @BIOTECH_UH @HiLIFE_helsinki @helsinkiuni nature.com/articles/s41559-0…
right on Eric et al
Happy to share our new monograph on redlining, birds, their habitat, and people in Los Angeles just out in @AmOrnith. Please see the infographic below, put together by @KAPdesign, for details
If you're unable to access the paper (see link) please DM me
academic.oup.com/condor/adva…
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La Sierra and the Cologne Zoo team up on conservation breeding programs for endangered Vietnamese tiger geckos. See attached post and this link
lasierra.edu/article/la-sier… tiger-gecko-ark-program/
@lasierranews @waza
#oneplanapproach #endangeredspecies #conservationzoo #EAZA2023
































