My book 'The Tree of Life' is published in the USA and Canada today. Available as book, on kindle and as audio. I would be really grateful for reposts. www.amazon.com/Tree-Life-So... www.amazon.ca/Tree-Life-So...

Our review on CRISPR-Cas9 based techniques is now out in BMC Frontiers in Zoology. Have a look if you are interested in applying genome editing in insects or other organisms! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Es ist ein Schlag ins Gesicht von #IchbinHanna, der man vorgeworfen hat, sie würde Stellen „verstopfen“ oder sich auf ihnen „einkuscheln“, jetzt „Spitzenkräften“ ein - Zitat - „Rundum-Sorglos-Paket“ anbieten zu wollen. Wie anders als einen affront soll man das im Mittelbau denn bitte wahrnehmen?

Our paper on type II neuroblasts in beetle brain development is finally out! Many thanks to @elife.bsky.social for the supportive review and publication process. elifesciences.org/articles/99717

There is a preprint of our review on CRISPR techniques in non model insects. Feedback welcome! ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...

On #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience let me remind you that we are NOWHERE NEAR parity. A few examples. 1. Women are credited less in science than men. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

2025 will start with a #GoenomiX talk by @timothyint.bsky.social from University of Zurich. He will present his work "Exploring the biases and mechanisms of regulatory DNA emergence" on Thu, Jan 9, 2025 at 14:15. Seminar will be offered in hybrid format. Check details here: pad.gwdg.de/s/a_5KCo2cq

Women are under-represented at senior levels in #academia globally, & across all #science 🧪 disciplines, as shown by these "scissor-shaped curves" ✂️ So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality? We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary #WomeninSTEM www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... 🧵 1/

Look at this interesting read on the contribution of woman authors to the new field of Developmental Mechanics (i.e. Developmental Biology) based on contributions to the first 50 yrs (1894-1944) of the journal Roux's Archives/ now Development Genes and Evolution. link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007...

ELife without IF now 😄