Another beauty of an image from our Nematostella stinging cell reporter line @mgstowers.bsky.social @stowersinstitute.bsky.social!

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Happy that our lovely stinging cell transgenic is getting a spotlight! @mgstowers.bsky.social lab corals are also featured!

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Even at a few days old, these sea anemone planulae are already covered in stinging cells! The stingers of these young Nematostella are marked with a fluorescent green.

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Close up image through microscope of the mouth and surrounding tentacles of an adult starlet sea anemone. The green spots all around the animal are developing or mature stinging cells. The green is most dense around the mouth.

This sea anemone holds some serious stinging power around their mouth!

📷 Transgenic Nematostella where green marks developing and mature stinging cells, which are densely packed around the mouth.

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New Nematostella transgenic slowly but surely on the way! Any guesses?

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I was lucky to also have an opportunity to talk about my research on jellyfish venoms 🪼and sea anemone stinging cells 🪸 for “Science over Spirits” with a wonderful group, sharing how my basic research has lead to unexpected discoveries.

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Really in love with this reporter line from my #PostDoc work in Gibson lab @stowersinstitute.bsky.social!

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Just a few young starlet sea anemones (Nematostella) having a swim 🪸🧪🪸

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