EvoCell

EvoCell podcast #1: A new look at animal evolution with Detlev Arendt

What a conference: The Identity and Evolution of Cell types

by Milena Marinkovic | May 20, 2019 | Animal evolution, Events, Origin and evolution of cell types | 0 comments

It was an eventful couple of days in Heidelberg at The Identity and Evolution of Cell Types conference: 4 days, around 150 participants, 20 speakers, and a variety of model organisms and research approaches (but mostly single cell RNA sequencing). Endless forms most...

Visit at the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn in Napoli

by Siri Kellner | Apr 5, 2019 | Neuronal cell subtypes in sea urchins, A concept for an online exhibition, Neural cell types and nervous tissues, Techniques and lab | 0 comments

This week I visited Ina Arnone’s lab at the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn in Naples, Italy. I got an insight into their research on gene regulatory networks that control the development of body parts and organs in animals, using sea urchins as their study...

Once upon a time there was a furry ball swimmin’ in the sea

by Laura Piovani | Feb 22, 2019 | The evolution of the Lophotrochozoan larva, Animal evolution, Animal life cycles, Origin and evolution of cell types | 0 comments

Welcome back to my blog! If you are back here reading, you might be wondering about my obsession for fantastic eggs (and where to find them!). So let me tell you a bit more about my project… We all know what happens after a sperm fertilises an egg (and “the...

Something about my PhD: The origin of the brain

by Francisca Hervas | Feb 1, 2019 | The origin of the brain, Animal evolution, Origin and evolution of cell types | 0 comments

Hey there, my name is Francisca and I welcome you to “Something about my PhD: The origin of the brain”, a discussion where I share updates about my PhD project.

Zooming in on Platynereis

by Milena Marinkovic | Jan 25, 2019 | Neuronal control of ciliary swimming, Cell types, Neural cell types and nervous tissues, people | 1 comment

Platynereis dumerilii – Platy, for short – is a marine worm that has long been the focus of neurobiologists and evolutionary biologists alike. Since it evolved more slowly than its more popular invertebrate counterparts (e.g. the fruit...