A new analysis in Science of DNA from Chilean mummies has revealed the earliest known strain of ancient smallpox from the Americas. The findings offer the clearest genetic evidence yet that European colonization brought this disease to the New World. Learn more: https://scim.ag/4w3Sl5U

Abstract deadline extended! Due to recent technical issues, the #CellBio2026 talk and poster abstract submission deadline has been extended to August 7. If you were affected, thank you for your patience. There's still time to submit your research! https://www.ascb.org/cellbio2026/abstracts-2026/

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Mechanism of branched actin assembly at microtubule tips downstream of Adenomatous Polyposis Coli (APC) protein

The LASDB Online Seminar Series is a space created especially for young scientists to connect with outstanding researchers, exchange ideas, and expand their professional networks. uchile.zoom.us/j/9339767270... August 7th, 2026 9AM Mex 10AM Col,Ec,Perú 11AM Chile,USA-est,Boliv 12AM Arg,Urug,Brazil

Yay! Just saw that we got the cover of the August 1 MBoC! Woot! 🎉 Please check out our paper if you are interested in it the tubulin code or early development. www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/...

Meet our Preprint Editors We are pleased to welcome Daniel Ríos-Barrera @yosoyden.bsky.social to our first group of Preprint Editors to our editorial team, responsible for handling our 'In preprints' articles. journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pr...

A multivalent RNA affinity tag enables selective purification of tagged RNAs and bound proteins doi.org/10.1093/nar/...

A multivalent RNA affinity tag enables selective purification of tagged RNAs and bound proteins

Abstract. Efficient purification of specific RNAs from lysates remains a major challenge. Existing methods, such as MS2 tagging or oligonucleotide hybridiz

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New issue of the #PlacentalCellBio Report by @biomednews.bsky.social biomed.news/bims-placeb/... Subscribe to receive weekly issues of this report by going to biomed.news/bims-placeb!

The Midwest regional meeting of The Society of Developmental Biology will be held at the Graduate Hotel hosted by Cincinnati Children's Hospital on September 25-27, 2026. Registration now open! www.midwestsdbincincy.org #science #devbio #cellbio #xenopus #frogs #MWSDB26

Many congratulations to @mayorlab.bsky.social, winner of the @socdevbio.bsky.social #2026SDB's Viktor Hamburger Outstanding Educator Prize, which recognises Roberto's impact in supporting developmental biology in Latin America, including the Quintay Developmental Biology course & @lasdb.bsky.social.

‼️One week left to register to our 2027 EMBO Developmental Biology course in Quintay: biodesarrollo.unab.cl/how-to-apply We showed you 🪰, we showed you 🐥, now we'll show you some🥚 taken by 1 of our 2026 attendees. We also have 🐟, 🐸, and maybe even 🦑. I guess you'll have to go to find out! 😜

Attending #2026SDB? Stop by our Theme Table #9! Our team member @martinestermann.bsky.social will be there representing Latinx in DevBio. We'd love to meet you! 🌎🧬

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A new special issue, with papers in Science and #ScienceAdvances, features single-cell and multiomic studies from the National Institutes of Health Common Fund's 4D Nucleome Program, which examines a fourth dimension of nuclear organization. Learn more: https://scim.ag/4wc4SF8

"Scientific systems rarely collapse through a single dramatic event. They decline incrementally: one technician dismissed, one laboratory left unrepaired, one instrument taken out of service, one young scientist deciding to build a career elsewhere." physicsworld.com/a/letter-fro... ⚛️🧪

Letter from Argentina: 'an empty desk and an idle electron microscope signal the erosion of the country's science' – Physics World

Faramarz S Gard laments the decline of Argentine science

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New JCS snapshot - A ULK1–MTFR1L feedback loop links mitochondrial fission, mitophagy and apoptosis @riccardobabic.bsky.social, Leon Lucya & Christoph Reiter present the key findings from their JCS paper with Claudine Kraft & team @kraftlabfr.bsky.social. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

This afternoon's imaging lab at #IALSJanelia is all about subcellular structures, highlighted here by myosin (white) and actin (orange). These membrane ruffles were captured on our lattice light-sheet microscope by @cmhobson.bsky.social

Scientists at @cri-utsw.bsky.social and @omrf.bsky.social have discovered that DNA can travel from one human cell to another through bridge-like nanotubes. Once in its new home, it can integrate into the new cell's genome and change how it functions. Dive deeper: https://bit.ly/4wUwlep

During our first analysis lab at #IALSJanelia 2026, participants are exploring #TrackMate. How do tracking challenges (and advantages) change when you image different parts of the cell? Do you get the same results from different labels?

Engineered trophoblast organoids recapitulate molecular and functional features of preeclampsia https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.22.739976v1

(1/9) 🚨 Our lab’s first major paper is now out in Nature Communications! We show that ATG9A and ATG2A/B act as lipid-dependent gatekeepers linking autophagosome/amphisome formation to small extracellular vesicle (sEV) secretion.

In this Review, Coral Zhou dissects the causes and consequences of genome size variation from the perspective of 3D genome organisation. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

For our first live cell imaging lab of #IALSJanelia 2026, we're exploring the migratory behavior of neutrophil-like HL60 cells. Confocal microscopy by @anjanja1024.bsky.social 🔬

Through her work at @caltech.edu, Marianne studies stem cell development to advance our understanding of regenerative medicine. She is also a dedicated mentor, helping the next generation of scientists build successful careers. Learn more about our Vilcek Prizewinner: vilcek.co/4vHQbbM

Come join us! 🔬🐣 The Piacentino Lab at Johns Hopkins @hopkinsmedicine.bsky.social is recruiting a postdoc to study membrane lipids, cell migration, and invasion in neural crest and embryonic models! @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social #devbiol #cellbio #lipids

#DBfeature #ICYMI 🐸 MicroRNA miR-196a controls neural crest patterning by repressing immature neural ectoderm programs in Xenopus embryos By Alice Godden, Grant Wheeler, et al. tinyurl.com/4mne33bu

In their Review, Alexandra Edwards and Elizabeth Finn discuss how genome organisation underlies evolution and development. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

Cambridge → Boston → Cambridge again: I’m thrilled to return to Cambridge(UK) to open my lab at the Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge!🥳 (mzhulab.com) We study how dev timing shapes and being shaped by plasticity, evolution & ageing. 🚩Hiring at all levels: pls email me if interested!📩

Meng Zhu Lab

We study how development measures time and how timing matters in development, evolution and ageing.

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‼️2 weeks left to registre to our EMBO practical course in Developmental Biology‼️. If you love microscopy, want to work with different model organisms, learn from some of the best scientists in #devbio, this is for you! biodesarrollo.unab.cl/how-to-apply 🎥 of 🐥 embryo by one of our 2025 attendees!

Happy #FluorescenceFriday! 🔥🧪🔬 A blaze of neural crest cells migrates through a developing quail embryo on one of embryonic development's most epic journeys. Beautifully captured by @vanderspuy.bsky.social 👩‍🔬🐣 #Devbio