Is the bottom image really C. elegans? I've worked with them for more than 15 years, this is not what they look like!

BTW - the conclusion of the article is not that model organism research is fading, but rather that it is becoming a smaller fraction of all the research that is being done!

Congratulations Eudald, I'm looking forward to reading it!

Transcriptional repression of central spindle factors controls endomitosis in the C. elegans intestine During development, many cell types transition from canonical to non-canonical cell cycles, suchas endomitosis and endoreplication, in which they duplicate their DNA but do not divide, giving rise to ...

I'm excited to share our work on the regulation of endomitosis in worm intestines:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

We find that cells are able to uncouple nuclear division from cell division by transcriptional repression of key cytokinesis regulators

Great thread summarizing a recent provocative (and insightful!) paper "Cell cycle duration determines oncogenic transformation capacity" (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40307557/)

We clearly need to understand more about cell cycle timings in different cell types!

My friend @aniekj.bsky.social is not going to like this 😅
(Unless fly people have something similar with worms?)
#worm25

I'm so happy and proud to be part of the worm community!
#worm25

🤔 Equal treatment...
Perhaps reconsider extension rules for eligibility for applying to ERC @erc.europa.eu grants?

LGBTIQ (non-biological) parents get 0 months extension (compared 18-months for biological mothers)

FYI: the Dutch Research Council (NWO) gives 6 months to all non-biological parents

Fun Q&A with Curr Bio in which I discuss mammoths, Don Quijote, and why you should not fall in love with a hypothesis authors.elsevier.com/a/1l2MF3QW8S...

Thank you, I completely agree! The difficult part for me is going from B to C: choosing the most interesting path

🔥New Night Science paper!!
Discovery happens when your initial plans fall apart but it requires you to have a particular mindset: it's not extraverted, orderly, neurotic or agreeable that's the most important – discovery requires an OPENNESS to new ideas and unexpected insights.

Such a fun movie from the @hubrechtinstitute.bsky.social featuring two PhD students in my lab @sonvelt.bsky.social and @divm-science.bsky.social

Wow, this is so cool 🤯

Science under siege: protecting scientific progress in turbulent times As Editors-in-Chief of The Company of Biologists' journals, we have been watching with growing concern the policy changes in the United States of America (USA) and the challenges that these are creati...

Together with fellow @biologists.bsky.social EiCs we've written about the unprecedented cuts & policy changes to research in the US

We stand with our US colleagues during this challenging time

Science transcends borders—setbacks in one nation affect us all

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

Today I say goodbye to my last two wisdom teeth. I hope there is still some wisdom left in me

A Message From the Editors-in-Chief We have been Co-Editor-in-Chiefs of Molecular Biology and Evolution (MBE) for 2 years now. In that time, we have learned a great deal about the science of

This Editorial by Brandon S. Gaut and Claudia A. M. Russo provides some nice insight into how #SocietyJournals work, and why it pays for Scientists to publish with #SocietyOwned Journals. 👇

A Message From the Editors-in-Chief
academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...

#PlantScience #SciencePublishing

Many US students don’t know how to seek opportunities outside the US. With some help from our colleagues in EU and Canada, we could put together a consolidated website of PhD opportunities and scholarships outside the US, organized by field. There might still be time for this year in some places.

Nominate your invertebrate species of the year We’re asking readers from around the world to nominate their favourite spineless species for our second Invertebrate of the Year competition

Today, I registered for the 2025 International Worm Meeting and I also voted for my favorite invertebrate here (I voted for another worm than on the pic😉) www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Percentage of individuals with highest attitude towards S&T in the in the European countries

It's interesting to see that European countries have such different views on the value of science.. (especially as an Italian living in the Netherlands, I feel a bit split..)
media.springernature.com/full/springe...

A very clear (and scary) summary of what's happening at US research institutions and universities

Ah, haha- I thought there was some saying about the Dutch that I didn't know yet 😅

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Developmental timing across species: From mechanisms to evolutionary insights Like choreography, development consists of a highly ordered suite of steps and transitions. Modifying developmental tempo can affect final size and composition of tissues, as well as their plasticity…

Join us in Paris 6-9 May 2025 for the #EvoDevoTempo conference (2nd edition) with a fantastic line up of speakers confirmed!!

Organized by @mdiazcuadros.bsky.social
@vanderhaeghenp2.bsky.social
@bassemh.bsky.social and me.

Please RT to spread the word

meetings.embo.org/event/25-dev...

Francesca Mattiroli got tenure: ‘Science is a team sport’ - Hubrecht Institute She always dreamed of becoming a scientist. Francesca Mattiroli, has passed tenure evaluation with flying colors. She will expand her chromatin research.

An inspiring interview for future scientists: my friend and colleague Francesca Mattiroli @fmattiroli.bsky.social recently got tenured at the Hubrecht and reflects on her journey ❤️
www.hubrecht.eu/francesca-ma...

Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring Researchers facing

Wow 😳! I thought science in The Netherlands was in a bad spot after the Dutch elections but I guess it could be worse..
www.science.org/content/arti...

Very happy to share our preprint on visualizing the life cycle of Influenza viruses using single-molecule imaging! 🥳 We developed two techniques to visualize infections of unmodified influenza viruses in live cells from endosomal release to budding of new viruses. For more details&videos see below ⬇️

I am really happy to announce the first Hubrecht Symposium on March 13th 2025! We will organize these yearly events on a specific topic in molecular and developmental biology to emphasize the importance of fundamental research for Dutch science. Free of charge! www.hubrecht.eu/hubrecht-sym...