New year, new you—literally. 🧬 Pres & CSO @planaria1.bsky.social joined @scifri.bsky.social to ring in 2026 with a convo about #regeneration, tiny worms with extraordinary abilities, and what #biology can teach us about renewal and resilience. 🪱 🎧 Listen now: www.sciencefriday.com/segments/reg...

#2025Rewind ⏪ #BIGIDEAS returned in 2025, bringing science, curiosity, and conversation back to the stage. From plant intelligence to a dialogue with Craig Venter, the series connects #research with the public. Learn more: www.stowers.org/events/big-i...

#2025Rewind ⏪ Stowers scientists have established the apple snail as a new #research organism for investigating eye #regeneration, which may hold the key for restoring vision due to damage and disease. 🐌Read here: www.stowers.org/news/seeing-...

#2025Rewind ⏪ Stowers scientists joined a global effort to assemble complete ape genomes, from chimpanzees to orangutans, deeping insight into #evolution, diversity, and what makes us human. Read here: www.stowers.org/news/stowers...

#2025Rewind ⏪ Cells must eliminate faulty #ribosomes to stay healthy. A new pathway discovered by Stowers scientists reveals how defective protein-making machines are identified and discarded. Read more: www.stowers.org/news/finding...

#2025Rewind ⏪ Some genes spread at a cost to their host. Stowers researchers uncovered shared principles behind how selfish genes harm cells—offering insight into #infertility and #evolution. 🔗Read here: www.stowers.org/news/stowers...

One of the features of a Stowers Research Conference? Tandem talks. Mentors & mentees share the stage side-by-side to present their most exciting discoveries. Join us at #SRCKC26 for 3 days of #science, collaboration, & career-building innovation: bit.ly/4rMvVoI Hear from a previous attendee⬇️

Check out the #StowersGrad 2025 Year in Review! ⬇️

#2025Rewind ⏪ Stowers scientists discovered a new cell-death pathway in cholera-causing bacteria, showing microbes may self-destruct to survive. A surprising insight with potential therapeutic impact. 🦠 #SciSky #ResearchSky 🔗 Read more: www.stowers.org/news/stowers...

🪱 New #research from the @planaria1.bsky.social Lab, published in @dev-journal.bsky.social, reveals that whole-body #regeneration in #planarian flatworms depends not only on stem cells, but on metabolically specialized support cells that fuel the process. 🔗Read more: www.stowers.org/news/support...

We’re closing out 2025 with gratitude for the science, the people behind it, and the community that fuels discovery. Wishing everyone a new year filled with curiosity, purpose, and wonder. 🔬🧬

Plants don’t just grow, they communicate. 🌱 New #research in @plos.org Genetics from Investigator Siva Sankari shows how plants use antimicrobial peptides to “talk” to soil bacteria, with insights for future antibiotics and agriculture. #SciSky 🔗 Read here: bit.ly/3Y2BOR6

Please consider attending and RT. Great lineup of speakers!

Registration is OPEN for #SRCKC26: Development, Regulatory Genomics & AI! Organized by Neşet Özel, @juliazeitlinger.bsky.social, & @saukaspengler.bsky.social. Join us April 22–24 in #KansasCity to explore cis-regulatory logic, genomics & #AI. 📅 Register now: bit.ly/4rMvVoI

Nature's "blue" isn't pigment — it's physics. At the #Stowers25 Symposium, @mblscience.bsky.social Director Nipam Patel showed how butterflies use nanostructured scales to refract light into brilliant colors. 🦋🌈 Learn more: bit.ly/3XLLxee

🔬✨ 2025 in Review From welcoming new scientists to bold discoveries across #biology, 2025 was a milestone year at the Institute, marking 25 years of curiosity-driven #discovery. Explore 15 highlights ➡️ bit.ly/48JGku3

1 in 800 people carry a Robertsonian chromosome, often undetected until #infertility testing. At the #Stowers25 Symposium, Investigator Jennifer Gerton highlighted how assembling the full structure opens new paths to understanding human health and #evolution. Learn more: bit.ly/3XLLxee

A community willing to share expertise makes all the difference. Jim and Virginia Stowers Fellow Nelson Hall, Ph.D., reflects on what makes the Institute such an incredible place to do #science. Learn more about #Stowers25: bit.ly/477ywSr

Some of the images are really wild. Like the scientist in the open cockpit of an early airplane holding petri dishes on sticks to collect atmospheric samples of life.

Progress in #science is rarely smooth. At the #Stowers25 Symposium, @carlzimmer.com from @nytimes.com explored how forgotten research on airborne disease shaped the COVID pandemic, and why revisiting scientific history matters. Learn more: bit.ly/3XLLxee

Congratulations to Investigator Ameya Mashruwala on receiving a prestigious Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation #research grant! His project explores how programmed cell death in #bacteria reveals deeper principles of tissue #development across life. 🦠

From decoding the human genome to exploring life across the world’s oceans, Craig Venter (@jcvi.org) shared a remarkable journey on the #BIGIDEAS stage. 📹The full conversation with President & Chief Scientific Officer @planaria1.bsky.social is now available to watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c30p...

This week's #MicroscopyMonday shows digital collage of bacteroids, a special form of bacteria that lives inside alfalfa roots. 🌱 (Sankari Lab)

At the #Stowers25 Symposium, Investigator Matt Gibson invited us to imagine exploring "new worlds" in #biology, only to reveal that some of the most astonishing creatures aren't on distant planets, but right here on Earth. 🌎 Learn more: bit.ly/3XLLxee

From the mysteries of nitrogen fixation to the potential for sustainable agriculture and future therapies, Investigator Siva Sankari shared that big breakthroughs start with big questions at the #Stowers25 symposium. 🌱 Learn more: bit.ly/3XLLxee

From partnering across labs to learning directly from experts, Jim & Virginia Stowers Fellow Alex Garruss, Ph.D., reflects on the unique environment that fuels #discovery at the Institute. 🧪 Learn more about #Stowers25: bit.ly/477ywSr

Why study a flatworm? Because it may hold the key to regenerating human organs. @danimateria.bsky.social from @elpais.com spoke w/ Pres & CSO @planaria1.bsky.social, about what #planarians can teach us about #regeneration, aging, & the possibilities of future medicine. 🔗 elpais.com/salud-y-bien...

Scenes from an unforgettable #BIGIDEAS evening with Craig Venter (@jcvi.org) and President & CSO @planaria1.bsky.social. Swipe through for moments from the conversation, the crowd, and the energy that filled the auditorium. ✨ We hope you’ll join us for the next #BIGIDEAS event! ➡️ bit.ly/3XjA4SU

Thank you to all who filled our auditorium for an engaging #BIGIDEAS conversation with Craig Venter (@jcvi.org) and President & CSO @planaria1.bsky.social. We're grateful to share these convos with such a curious and enthusiastic community. 💻 Read a full recap of the event here: bit.ly/3Yrz1AV

🚨 👏 🔬 Register now for #SRC2026: Development, Regulatory Genomics & AI! Join us April 22–24 in #KansasCity to explore cis-regulatory logic, genomic innovation, & #AI-powered approaches to understanding development. Speaker line-up & registration here: bit.ly/48K1BlV

Spotify Wrapped, but make it #Stowers25 version. 🧬

Today at #FridayScienceClub! 🧬

'Tis the season for community ✨Our postdocs took a well-deserved break today to decorate cookies, share snacks, and enjoy a little holiday cheer together.🎄

🎙️ #ICYMI: Investigator @juliazeitlinger.bsky.social and AI Fellow Sumner Magruder joined @kcur.org's Up to Date to discuss how small, fast-trained #AI models are transforming the way researchers study DNA, cell regulation, and the origins of disease. 🎧 Listen: bit.ly/4oEoGMW

Apple snails in the news! 📺 Have you seen an eye regenerate? 🐌 Apple snails can, and @kmbc9.bsky.social talked with President & CSO @planaria1.bsky.social, about what his lab's discoveries could mean for the future of regenerative #biology. Watch the full story below⬇️ Learn more: bit.ly/4mvaxkq

📻Tune into @kcur.org at 9:25 to hear Investigator @juliazeitlinger.bsky.social and AI Fellow Sumner Magruder discuss the Institute’s #AI Initiative and Sumner’s recent appointment to help advance biological research with artificial intelligence. Listen live: www.kcur.org/listen-live

Tonight is the night! Join us for a #BIGIDEAS conversation with genomics pioneer Craig Venter and President & CSO @planaria1.bsky.social. Reflecting on 25 years since the human genome draft. 🧬 ⏰ TONIGHT! ➡️ Register now & come join us! bit.ly/3XjA4SU

Tomorrow’s the day! Genomics pioneer Craig Venter joins President & Chief Scientific Officer @planaria1.bsky.social for a #BIGIDEAS conversation on the future of #science and the human genome. 🧬 🎟️ Don’t forget to save your spot: bit.ly/3XjA4SU

The first snow of the season found us! #KansasCity is officially in winter mode. ❄️

This week's beautiful #MicroscopyMonday shows a #killifish larva after hatching, transgenic for a fluorescent epithelial marker (EPCAM, magenta) and a lateral line marker (she, cyan). 🔬 (Piotrowski Lab) #ResearchSky #SciSky

This #Thanksgiving, we're grateful for the curiosity that drives discovery, the innovation that moves #science forward, and the hope that inspires our work every day. From all of us at the Stowers Institute, thank you for supporting us for the past 25 years in #KansasCity. 🧬🥼🔬

From the first human genome draft to the next breakthroughs—hear it straight from Craig Venter during a #BIGIDEAS conversation with President & CSO @planaria1.bsky.social. 🧬12/2 at the Institute. 🔗 Register now before space fills! www.stowers.org/events/craig...

🚨Deadline approaching!!🚨 Don't miss your chance to apply for #StowersGrad #PhD program by 12/1⬇️

¡Enhorabuena al equipo co-liderado por @bazzinilab.bsky.social de @stowersinstitute.bsky.social & @crisprscan.bsky.social del #CABD que ha realizado el trabajo publicado en #EMBOJournal!!!

Meet Investigator and #StowersGrad faculty member, Arvind Pillai! ⬇️ Also, applications to our #PhD in #biology program close ONE WEEK from today!

Heads up, #KansasCity! Craig Venter (@jcvi.org) of the world’s leading voices in genomics, joins Stowers President & Chief Scientific Officer @planaria1.bsky.social for an unforgettable #BIGIDEAS evening on the #science shaping our future. 🔬 📅 Dec 2 | 📍 Stowers Institute RSVP 🎟️ bit.ly/3XjA4SU

Today at #FridayScienceClub! 🧬

Science starts with curiosity. 💡🐟 Investigator @kkostova.bsky.social visited Epic Elementary to lead students through hands-on #zebrafish lessons as part of the #BioEYES program!

Honored to be recognized by the #KansasCity City Council & Mayor @mayorq.bsky.social for 25 years of #discovery. Thank you for celebrating our mission to advance basic #research and improve human health. 🧬 #Stowers25 @planaria1.bsky.social

NEW #research: A new @embojournal.org paper from @bazzinilab.bsky.social reveals how chemical tags on proteins regulate the embryo’s earliest decisions. A major leap in understanding early development. #ResearchSky 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4i6Hdjl