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Alex Eve

@amjeve.uk

Developmental biologist and Executive Editor of Development @dev-journal.bsky.social. Part of the Node @the-node.bsky.social and The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social. Own views.

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Development@dev-journal.bsky.social · 2d ago

Curated to support #Botany2026, our latest subject collection showcases recent research and review-type articles on plant development that have been published in the journal, curated by Development Editor @stanfordstomata.bsky.social. journals.biologists.com/dev/collecti...

Focus on plant development | Development | The Company of Biologists

Development routinely publishes research and review-type articles spanning the broad spectrum of plant developmental biology. The journal features studies

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Andrea Murillo@andreamurillo.bsky.social · 5d ago

We all need a little nudge sometimes when it comes to writing. The Node is hosting a great writing challenge to help beat that dreaded writing procrastination. I cannot wait to read the community's entries and there is a chance to win £200!

Focused Writing Session Animation

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the Node@the-node.bsky.social · 5d ago

Win £200 for your post on the Node This is your opportunity to publish your piece at last for a chance to win £200. We are hosting an exciting writing challenge to help motivate you to share your piece with the Node’s community of biologists by 4 September. thenode.biologists.com/win-200-for-...

Joe Hanly@hanliconius.bsky.social · last wk.

In @dev-journal.bsky.social, an 'In Preprints' perspective on our recent biorxiv paper. Honestly a massive honour to be written up by the great @pbeldade.bsky.social !!! journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

In preprints: the genetic basis of the development and evolution of melanic pigmentation on butterfly wings

A recent preprint by Joseph Hanly and colleagues (Hanly et al., 2026 preprint) investigates the role of a recently identified long non-coding RNA, ivory, and an associated microRNA, mir-193, on wing s...

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Rebecca R Helm@rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · last wk.

Stalked jellyfish are a super rare group of jellies that don't float, but instead anchor themselves to the seafloor using a special 'foot.' To move, they do cartwheels, holding onto the seafloor using sticky pads between their pompom tentacles. 🧪🌿🌊

Pompom tentacles of a staurozoa, by Wkaela robinson from Wikimedia commons Photo by Minette Layne from wikimedia commons, showing the pompom tentacles up close
James Briscoe@jamesbriscoe.bsky.social · last wk.

It's not often single author primary research papers are published in our field & it's even rarer when the author is a Nobel Prize winner Check out the new work by Eric Wieschaus in @dev-journal.bsky.social Flattening maternal gradients in Drosophila embryo journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

Maternal patterning in early Drosophila embryos: how much information can single maternal gradients supply?

Highlighted Article: Comparison of the patterning capacity of Drosophila embryos that have only one of the three maternal gradients known to control anterior posterior patterning.

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Alex Eve@amjeve.uk · last wk.

Congratulations, @jeffreyafarrell.bsky.social, on winning the @socdevbio.bsky.social #2026SDB Elizabeth D. Hay New Investigator Award! Learn more about Jeff's science and career in his @dev-journal.bsky.social interview with @saanjbati.bsky.social.

Transitions in development – an interview with Jeffrey Farrell

Jeffrey Farrell is an Earl Stadtman Investigator at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), USA, where he heads the Unit on Cell Specification and ...

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Mauricio Rocha@rocha-lab.bsky.social · 2w ago

Very happy that our workshop on developmental robustness is happening! Thank you to @biologists.bsky.social for making it possible and to all the speakers for accepting the invitation. Join us! Applications for funded positions are now open.

The Company of Biologists@biologists.bsky.social · 2w ago

Funded places are available for early-career researchers at our Workshop on Bridging Scales and Disciplines to Understand Robust Development, 18-21 April 2027, organised by Mauricio Rocha Martins and Giulia Paci @giuliapaci.bsky.social Find out more and apply at www.biologists.com/workshops/ap...

Workshop - Bridging Scales and Disciplines to Understand Robust Development, early-career researchers apply for funded places
Alex Eve@amjeve.uk · last wk.

Mo Weng studies how epithelial cell sheets undergo folding morphogenesis through strong cell-cell connections (adherens junctions), which form 'anchors' that allow cells to contract their surfaces, constricting their shape on one side and thereby bend tissues. #2026SDB Preprint⤵️

gilgamesh, Drosophila casein kinase 1g, is required for myosin-dependent junction strengthening and epithelial folding

Adherens junctions, which serve as the primary physical link between cells, undergo remodeling in response to tension forces to maintain tissue integrity and promote tissue shape changes. However, the in vivo mechanisms driving this process remain poorly understood. Here, we identified Gilgamesh (Gish), the conserved fly homolog of casein kinase 1g as essential for myosin-dependent junction strengthening and tissue folding during apical constriction of Drosophila mesoderm. We show that Gish is recruited to spot adherens junctions in a contractile myosin-dependent manner. During apical constriction, Gish is required for junction strengthening by promoting growth and merging of small junction puncta, as well as stabilizing junction puncta at cell edges. The junction defects in Gish-depleted mesoderm result in breakage of the tissue-scale apical actomyosin network during apical constriction, and ultimately failure in mesoderm infolding. Our data show that Gish is a mechanosensitive kinase required for the integrity of adherens junctions during apical constriction. ### Competing Interest Statement The authors have declared no competing interest.

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Alex Eve@amjeve.uk · last wk.

Neha Ahuja studies how pancreatic cell types develop and simultaneously organise and shape into a complex organ, revealing a role for Merlin - a protein that links the cell membrane to intracellular scaffold proteins - in luminogenesis and exocrine acinar cell differentiation. #2026SDB Preprint⤵️

Transient architecture of the embryonic pancreas determines endocrine mass

During organogenesis, epithelial tissues undergo extensive three-dimensional (3D) remodeling while simultaneously generating specialized cell types. Whether these transient architectural states active...

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