Wir lassen uns nicht einschüchtern: Polylux finanziert linke Vorfeldorganisationen im ländlichen Raum im Osten, also Vereine, Initiativen und Projekte der kritischen Zivilgesellschaft. Wir finanzieren was die AfD & die #CDU hassen! Sei dabei und werde Fördermitglied! 💸💸💸
Good to see our results from xenacoelomorphs (doi.org/10.1038/s415...) made it into the new BBC "Evolution" documentary! www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgjZ...
Molecular evidence from xenacoelomorph gonopore formation supports homology with the bilaterian anus - Nature Ecology & Evolution
The evolutionary origin of the bilaterian gut with two openings is debated. Expression in xenacoelomorphs, the sister group to bilaterians, of genes involved in bilaterian gut patterning suggests that...
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Der Islamismus braucht die AfD und die AfD braucht den Islamismus. Beide sind sich darin einig, dass Frauen, Queere und andere einfach weniger wert sind. Beide nehmen dankbar an, dass ihre Mitglieder durch den anderen radikalisiert werden.
Our News & Views article “Body-plan organizer in comb jellies hints at animal ancestry” now published in @nature.com 🎉 We discuss fascinating work revealing organizer activity in comb jellies & the evolution of animal development. rdcu.be/fsLWq @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social @msarscentre.bsky.social
Fight AfD. #noAfD #iDiv Scientists fight back against far-right plans to restrict academic freedom in Germany www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Scientists fight back against far-right plans to restrict academic freedom in Germany
With the far-right Alternative for Germany leading in polls for national and state elections, institutions are facing up to proposed restrictions on academic freedom.
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Die AfD unvereinbar mit der Verfassung auch in Bezug der Wissenschaftsfreiheit. Rede der DFG Präsidentin Katja Becker auf der Jahresversammlung: www.dfg.de/resource/blo... AfD Verbot jetzt! @dfg.de @uni-jena.de
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Die @freiheitsrechte.org hat über ein Jahr geprüft, ob die AfD verfassungswidrig ist und ein Gutachten erstellt. Das ist das Ergebnis:
Wir veröffentlichen die AfD-Datenbank! @freiheitsrechte.org hat heute ein AfD-Gutachten veröffentlicht. Das Ergebnis: Die AfD ist nachweislich verfassungswidrig. Wir haben die Belege zum Gutachten systematisiert & visualisiert – für eure eigenen Recherchen! fragdenstaat.de/afd-datenban...
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Wir liefern die erste Datenbank mit juristisch geprüften Belegen für die Verfassungswidrigkeit der AfD. Mehr als 2000 Quellen wurden aufbereitet, visualisiert und durchsuchbar gemacht. Die Datenbank i...
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Congratulations to @kremnyovs.bsky.social, @tclebedeva.bsky.social and @hejnol.bsky.social - this is a fantastic paper. www.nature.com/articles/s41... Very happy to have been part of this collaboration.
A blastoporal organizer in a ctenophore - Nature
Experiments using the comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi and the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis reveal that the emergence of a core signalling pathway may have been a key innovation enabling the transit...
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Big paper from @hejnol.bsky.social lab. Title says it all. Congrats, Stanislav Kremnyov and the team. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A blastoporal organizer in a ctenophore - Nature
Experiments using the comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi and the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis reveal that the emergence of a core signalling pathway may have been a key innovation enabling the transit...
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We are seeking to appoint a new permanent faculty member in the broad areas of molecular cell biology, biochemistry, genetics, or genomics. The search is driven by excellence rather than research area. See link below for details. tinyurl.com/2jy4rj3r
Lecturer in Biochemistry, Full-Time, Permanent, Contract Type B | University Vacancies Ireland
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A commemorative plaque was unveiled today at Kahlaische Straße 1 in Jena, stating the role played by the building and #UniJena in Nazi “racial theory”. The plaque was designed by school pupils, with academic guidance provided by Prof. Dr Uwe Hoßfeld. ➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/423984/a-s…
@shumpei-yamakawa.bsky.social Barf & @hejnol.bsky.social show that loss of cdysone receptor genes is not exceptional in Caenorhabditis, but has occurred at least 3 times in Rhabditina and Tylenchina nematodes. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msag102 #evobio #molbio #celegans
Multiple losses of ecdysone receptor genes in nematodes: an alternative evolutionary scenario of molting regulation
Abstract. Molting is a hallmark feature of ecdysozoans, including arthropods, tardigrades, and nematodes. Ecdysone hormones play a crucial role in regulati
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Ulrike Herrmann bringt es auf den Punkt: Warum schafft es die CDU trotz harter Migrationspolitik nicht, die AfD kleinzuhalten? Weil das nie die Lösung gegen Rechtsextremismus war!
Bier, Aperol und rechte Netzwerke: Was Teilnehmer als „Klassentreffen” beschreiben, wirkt wie ein offener Schulterschluss zwischen AfD und extremistischem Vorfeld. Mitfinanziert wurde das Treffen in Altenburg offenbar auch aus AfD-Kreisen.
AfD und die Neonazis: Abgeordnete finanzieren rechtsextremes Treffen
NSU-Unterstützerumfeld, „Hammerskins“ oder gewaltbereite Kampfsportler: Beim „Jungeuropa“-Verlagstreffen zeigt sich die AfD so offen wie selten mit rechtsextremen und militanten Aktivisten.
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Honored and very grateful to receive the GfE PhD Award 2026! Many thanks to GfE for the recognition of our work! This would not have been possible without the guidance of my supervisor @genikhovich.bsky.social and the many amazing collaborators and colleagues who contributed along the way ❤️.#GfE2026
Gesellschaft für Entwicklungsbiologie e.V.@gfeev.bsky.social · 5mo agoThe GfE PhD Award 2026 goes to Tatiana Lebedeva (@tclebedeva.bsky.social) for her outstanding contribution to developmental biology. She presents the topic of her thesis on the "Role of β-Catenin signaling in germ layer specification in Cnidaria". #GfE2026
The GfE PhD Award 2026 goes to Tatiana Lebedeva (@tclebedeva.bsky.social) for her outstanding contribution to developmental biology. She presents the topic of her thesis on the "Role of β-Catenin signaling in germ layer specification in Cnidaria". #GfE2026
Super proud of Tanya receiving the @gfeev.bsky.social PhD Award. Very well deserved!
Tatiana Lebedeva@tclebedeva.bsky.social · 5mo agoHonored and very grateful to receive the GfE PhD Award 2026! Many thanks to GfE for the recognition of our work! This would not have been possible without the guidance of my supervisor @genikhovich.bsky.social and the many amazing collaborators and colleagues who contributed along the way ❤️.#GfE2026
Algal symbionts go through a lot for their acoel host: ingested, stripped of cell wall and flagella, displaced to all tissues, both intra- and extracellular. Animal grows, gets nutrients and some stress responses. With @hejnol.bsky.social @rimskaya.bsky.social Preprint at doi.org/10.64898/202...
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A study in Nature shows that the single-celled form of a tiny, aquatic organism can turn into a multicellular version by three different routes. The discovery adds insight to the possible origins of multicellular life, suggesting a previously unrecognized degree of flexibility. 🧪
Clonal-aggregative multicellularity tuned by salinity in a choanoflagellate - Nature
The choanoflagellate Choanoeca flexa forms motile and contractile cell monolayers purely clonally, purely aggregatively or through a combination of both processes depending on environmental conditions.
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A new-found Cambrian soft-bodied biota immediately after the Sinsk Event, the first mass-extinction crisis of the Phanerozoic - paper in @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A Cambrian soft-bodied biota after the first Phanerozoic mass extinction - Nature
The Huayuan biota exhibits extraordinary biodiversity, illuminating the impact of the Phanerozoic mass extinction around 513 million years ago and offering critical insights into the transformation of...
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First paper of my PhD published 🎉 doi.org/10.1186/s129... It's about immunity in acoel worms and its link to photosymbiosis. There's evolution and immune gene expression, but also mortality, dysbiosis, and host responses upon pathogen exposure. With @hejnol.bsky.social and @rimskaya.bsky.social!
Absence of conserved immune signalling pathways and increased pathogen susceptibility associated to photosymbiosis in acoels - BMC Biology
Background Host immunity plays an important role in coral symbiosis with dinoflagellates. Photosymbiosis (the association between hosts and photosynthetic endosymbionts) has evolved multiple times wit...
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Punkt 15 Uhr lief die Palästina-Demo los Richtung Innenstadt, begleitet von Polizei. Am hinteren Demozug wird die Stimmung zunehmend aggressiver, bislang habe ich aber keinerlei Kontakt gesehen. Auffällig ist die hohe Dichte von rechten und Querfront-Streamern. #le1701
Our eLetter github.com/caseywdunn/s... responding to a recent Science paper was just posted. The paper found more genes with consistent support for sponge-sister than ctenophore-sister. We found several technical issues that, when corrected, reverse the conclusions and recover ctenophore-sister.
Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
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