Feels like this paper on protein-templated DNA synthesis by a natural enzyme warrants some comment.
So here's a 🧵. /1
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Neuronal lipid droplets play a conserved and sex-biased role in maintaining whole-body energy homeostasis - Nature Metabolism In vivo regulation of neuronal lipid droplet formation mediates whole-body energy homeostasis in a sex-specific manner in Drosophila and mice.

Beyond delighted to share our amazing collaboration with Thierry Alquier's lab @alquierthierry.bsky.social on a conserved role for neuronal lipid droplets in regulating energy homeostasis in vivo led by Celena Cherian, Romane Manceau, Danie Majeur, and Colin Miller www.nature.com/articles/s42... /1

#ESR #VeilleESR

Tribune de la C3N du #CNRS signée par plus de 700 scientifiques (membres du comité national, directrices et directeurs d'unités) pour alerter une nouvelle fois sur les conséquences des coupes budgétaires

c3n-cn.fr/2026/04/10/b...

🔬IGMM (CNRS/ Univ Montpellier) is hiring Group Leaders in Innovative Biology. @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social @cnrs.fr @umontpellier.bsky.social
📅 1 May–15 June 2026
📩 search2026@igmm.cnrs.fr
📎Full information 👇
#LifeScience #MolecularBiology #Research #PI #CNRS

There are Science papers and then there are *I just dropped and shattered my mug of coffee Usual Suspects style* Science papers www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

« world leadership goes through investing in research and science »… France is clearly shooting itself in the foot (again) by announcing new major budget cuts with immediate effects on all @cnrs.fr institutes! 😩

Axial Patterning Beyond the Individual: Colony-level Organization in a Siphonophore Colony www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04...

Look at this view! And even better: every attendee gives a talk making this meeting extremely collaborative. This is THE meeting to be for #NewPI #Drosophila researchers - and those who want to connect to them!

Congrats 🥳

If you’re a people pleaser, a key to effective time management is remembering that you’re usually going to be disappointing someone.

When we take on a task we don’t need or want to do just to make someone happy, it usually comes at the cost of letting down ourselves or those closest to us.

Can we predict health,
Or when flies drop like fall leaves?
Yes, chemotypes can!

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

#Drosophila #AgingResearch #sciku
@thescikuproject.bsky.social

Congrats 👏

Our paper is now available as early access at Nature Communications! Using the #Drosophila follicle epithelium as a model, we applied #scRNAseq, #LiveImaging, and cell biological tools to unravel functions of aberrant EGFR-Ras and Hedgehog signaling.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Research on fruit flies and other ‘model’ organisms may be declining Analysis of published papers on eight widely studied species suggests work on them is fading, but not everyone is worried

An analysis of published papers on eight widely studied “model” organisms suggests work on them is fading, but not everyone is worried. https://scim.ag/3PaOvIs

Happy to announce I've launched a new service for the fly community: flyRoom, a web-based comprehensive stock manager for all your fly pushing needs. Organise all your stocks, maps all your genotypes, plan your crosses, print and scan your labels. Give it a try and let your colleagues know!

View of the historic hotel Pousada Castelo in Palmela.

Calling all #Drosophila #NewPI #researchers!
A few spots remain for the upcoming JEDI Conference - and you won’t want to miss this!

Every attendee gives a talk, making the exchange dynamic, personal, and highly interactive - all at a stunning venue that inspires collaboration and creativity.

A symbiotic origin of the ribosome? Abstract. The origin of life is one of the great mysteries of science. Of the multiple unsolved problems, the origin of the translation system (the means b

"we propose that the protoribosome was a parasite (...). If this view is correct, then like the spliceosome in the stem eukaryote, a repurposed host-parasite interaction led to a dramatic change in cell biology at the base of the tree of life, in this case leading to the exit from an RNA world"

#Drosophila #FlyCROSS 2025-26 updates -
84 mentor-mentee matches were made ✅
Out of which 90 % of mentees were matched to one of their preferred mentors.
Keep and eye for the future program notifications. See you all at #Dros26
Below are the mentee demographics and response summary.
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Had a great time with my #drosophila #JEDI fellows Adam Dobson and @nathanwoodling.bsky.social. Thanks so much Adam for the invitation: exciting science, insightful EDI discussions and great colleagues at the School of Molecular Biosciences in Glasgow! A rainy but so friendly scottish spirit 😊

A small polymerase ribozyme that can synthesize itself and its complementary strand The emergence of a chemical system capable of self-replication and evolution is a critical event in the origin of life. RNA polymerase ribozymes can replicate RNA, but their large size and structural ...

How could a simple self-replicating system emerge at the origins of life? RNA polymerase ribozymes can replicate RNA, but existing ones are so large that their self-replication seems impossible. Could they be smaller?

Excited to share our latest work in @science.org on a new small polymerase.
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The registration is open! Junior #Drosophila PIs, join us for inspiring scientific discussion, contribute a talk and listen to our keynote speaker, Eugenia Chiappe. We meet in Palmela, Portugal from June 1st to 3rd. Register soon as spots are limited!

congressos.mundiconvenius.pt/geral/inseri...

Thank you Zayna 🤗. Mouse, fly and RNA, altogether 😁

Looking forward to this exiting collaboration with @clembrnrd.bsky.social on RNA biology! can't wait to meet in London, Exeter and in our @igmm-montpel.bsky.social
Manu thanks to the British Council for their support.

Enjoy 🤩

Chiappe Lab Sensorimotor Integration Lab

Registration will open soon for the next JEDI meeting: June 1st - 3rd in Palmela, Portugal! Join us and our keynote speaker Eugenia Chiappe. Her #neuroscience lab studies how #Drosophila estimates its own movement and integrates sensory inputs to control locomotion.
chiappelab.org

I am very happy (and a bit scared) to present to you what we have been working on over the last 4 years. This manuscript is exactly what I dreamt of when I started the lab and I could not be happier and prouder of the outcome!

Dear #Drosophila researchers, the year starts with good news! The date and venue for our next meeting is confirmed: June 1st to 3rd at the beautiful Historic Hotel Castle De Palmela in Portugal! Mark the dates, registration will open soon!

The commitments in the SAFE Labs Handbook.

A new community-driven lab handbook for reducing conflict and creating more positive and equitable work environments gets strong support from a survey of 200 researchers.
buff.ly/K7CGFLV

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@cnrsoccitanieest.bsky.social @biolum-montpellier.bsky.social