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New Nature study (co-authored by Queen Mary researchers) reveals that arrow worms evolved unique organs by inventing brand-new genes — not just reusing old ones. 🧬🌊 🔗
www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/news/it...
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Cracking the Genetic Code of Arrow Worms: How Chaetognaths Got Their Unique Body Plan
https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/news/items/cracking-the-genetic-code-of-arrow-worms-how-chaetognaths-got-their-unique-body-plan.html
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A parasitic wasp on a windowsill in Chandigarh turned out to be a brand-new species—and revived a genus lost since the 1960s. Meet Losgna occidentalis, now officially part of science thanks to museum sleuthing and a global team of collaborators. Read the full story:
www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/news/it...
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Losgna: The Lost Wasp That Rewrote a Genus
https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/news/items/losgna-the-lost-wasp-that-rewrote-a-genus-.html
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A new study led by our researchers finds women with ADHD could be 3x more likely to have PMDD — a severe premenstrual disorder with serious health impacts. Even undiagnosed ADHD symptoms = higher risk. Find out more:
www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/news/it...
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Researchers uncover link between ADHD and severe premenstrual disorder in women
https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/news/items/researchers-uncover-link-between-adhd-and-severe-premenstrual-disorder-in-women.html
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Queen Mary University of London
5 months ago
Dive into the underexplored frontiers of lab automation beyond established high-throughput drug screening pipelines! Join
@qmulsbbs.bsky.social
for an evening where Material Science takes centre stage in revolutionizing laboratory processes.
lu.ma/10y82mai
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London Lab Automation Community Meetup #5 - Breaking Material Barriers to Lab Automation · Luma
By popular demand, we're diving into the underexplored frontiers of lab automation beyond established high-throughput drug screening pipelines! Join us for an…
https://lu.ma/10y82mai
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Join us for an engaging day of scientific exchange at Inaugural Symposium of the Centre for Molecular Cell Biology! 📅 Monday 30th June, 9am - 6pm 📍 Skeel Lecture Theatre, People's Place, Queen Mary University of London Find out more and register here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inaugural-...
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Inaugural Symposium of the Centre for Molecular Cell Biology at QMUL – 2025
First symposium of the Centre for Molecular Cell Biology at QMUL
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inaugural-symposium-of-the-centre-for-molecular-cell-biology-at-qmul-2025-tickets-1296845402509?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Dr Dave Hone
5 months ago
This comes off the back of a paper I wrote with two colleagues a few years ago on the slightly bigger topic of using extinct flying vertebrates as models for aircraft design:
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
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Volant Fossil Vertebrates: Potential for Bioinspired Flight Technology
Animal flight is ecologically important and has a long evolutionary history. It has evolved independently in many distantly related clades of animals. Powered flight has evolved only three times in ve...
https://www.cell.com/trends/ecology-evolution/fulltext/S0169-5347(20)30080-X
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How pterosaurs can inspire aircraft design ✈️ Dr
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wrote for The Conversation UK about how ancient flying reptiles that lived alongside dinosaurs may hold the key to future aircraft and drone design.
theconversation.com/how-pterosau...
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How pterosaurs can inspire aircraft design
Looking back in time could inspire the aircraft innovations of the future.
https://theconversation.com/how-pterosaurs-can-inspire-aircraft-design-256823
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Allan Carrillo-Baltodano
5 months ago
It's finally here! Great start of the summer. We got our latest preprint from
@chemamd.bsky.social
in
@qmulsbbs.bsky.social
@qmulse.bsky.social
, showing evidence of developmental system drift in the specification of dorsoventral (belly vs back) axis in annelids 🪱🪱🪱
#DevBio
#EvoDevo
add a skeleton here at some point
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Pavel Kratina
5 months ago
Job alert - We are looking for an Environmental Facility Technician
@qmulsbbs.bsky.social
to help support file work, experiments, isotope ratio mass spectrometry, gas chromatography etc. Please apply here:
qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/...
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Environmental Analytical Facility Technician - QMUL Jobs
ID: 6011. Title: Environmental Analytical Facility Technician. Application Deadline:
https://qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/appcentre-ext/brand-4/candidate/so/pm/1/pl/3/opp/6011-Environmental-Analytical-Facility-Technician/en-GB
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Queen Mary Faculty of Science and Engineering
5 months ago
Ever wonder how your cells build themselves? 🤔 New research from
@qmulsbbs.bsky.social
&
@dundee.ac.uk
, out in
@pnas.org
, reveals the key mechanism behind microtubule growth. It's crucial for understanding cell division and has potential impacts on cancer treatments.
www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2...
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Cellular scaffolding secrets unlocked: scientists discover key to microtubule growth
https://www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2025/science-and-engineering/se/cellular-scaffolding-secrets-unlocked-scientists-discover-key-to-microtubule-growth.html
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What have we learnt in the past 25 years since the groundbreaking BBC series Walking With Dinosaurs first aired? That's what this article in the
@theguardian.com
seeks to explore, featuring SBBS' resident paleontologist,
@davehone.bsky.social
!
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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Arctic, feathered … or just weird: what have we learned since Walking with Dinosaurs aired 25 years ago
As the BBC updates its groundbreaking series, a look at some of the recent scientific discoveries
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/may/25/arctic-feathered-or-just-weird-what-have-we-learned-since-walking-with-dinosaurs-aired-25-years-ago
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This
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
, we’re spotlighting (Dr Jessica Agnew-Blais (
@agnewblais.bsky.social
), whose research is reshaping our understanding of ADHD - looking at how genetic and environmental factors shape its progression, especially in girls and women.
#ADHDResearch
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New research co-authored by
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shows how human land use + invasive fish are reshaping rivers — and cutting fishery value by 50%. Native fish are shrinking. Non-natives are thriving. Ecosystem services are vanishing.
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#Ecology
#Biodiversity
#Conservation
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Exciting news! Prof.
@yannickwurm.bsky.social
is joining
@aria-research.bsky.social
as a Programme Director. He’s diving into big, bold questions—like using AI to predict evolution and unlocking the secrets of superorganisms to inspire medical breakthroughs. 🐜🤖💡
www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/news/it...
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Queen Mary professor, Yannick Wurm joins ARIA as Programme Director
https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/news/items/queen-mary-professor-yannick-wurm-joins-aria-as-programme-director.html
7 months ago
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Congrats to Dr Elena Torlai Triglia, who has received a prestigious Springboard Award from
@acmedsci.bsky.social
! Her research is tackling melanoma head-on by investigating how DNA mutations drive the disease—and could lead to more personalised cancer treatments.🧬🧪
www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/news/it...
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Queen Mary researcher Dr Elena Torlai Triglia awarded prestigious Springboard Award from the Academy of Medical Sciences
https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/news/items/queen-mary-researcher-dr-elena-torlai-triglia-awarded-prestigious-springboard-award-from-the-academy-of-medical-sciences-.html
7 months ago
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Queen Mary Faculty of Science and Engineering
7 months ago
Key insights: ‣ Only 1% of known insect species have reliable population data. ‣ 20% of assessed species are classified as threatened (IUCN). ‣ Most monitoring focuses on Europe and North America, leaving huge gaps in Africa & South America.
#Biodiversity
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Integrating multiple evidence streams to understand insect biodiversity change
Insects dominate animal species diversity yet face many threats from anthropogenic drivers of change. Many features of insect ecology make them a challenging group, and the fragmented state of knowled...
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adq2110
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Queen Mary Faculty of Science and Engineering
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99% of insect species lack conservation data. A major study led by
@ukceh.bsky.social
and
@zslofficial.bsky.social
, with contributions from Professor Iwan Jones and Dr John Murphy of
@qmulrivercomms.bsky.social
, highlights urgent gaps in our understanding of global insect populations.
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New study reveals critical gaps in insect biodiversity research
https://www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2025/science-and-engineering/se/new-study-reveals-critical-gaps-in-insect-biodiversity-research.html
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Queen Mary Faculty of Science and Engineering
8 months ago
Could woolly mice be the key to resurrecting mammoths? Dr
@alexdemendoza.bsky.social
and Benjamin Tapon, PhD student at
@qmulsbbs.bsky.social
, break down the science behind one company’s ambitious plan to bring back the woolly mammoth through genetic engineering.
theconversation.com/woolly-mice-...
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Woolly mice are a first step to resurrecting mammoths, but there’s a very long way to go
It will take a lot more genetic science than a few tweaks to hair length to make a mammoth from its closest living relative, the Asian elephant.
https://theconversation.com/woolly-mice-are-a-first-step-to-resurrecting-mammoths-but-theres-a-very-long-way-to-go-251640
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Which film from the Jurassic Park franchise is your favorite? 🎥
@davehone.bsky.social
has his say on this matter and much more as he speaks to the New Scientist about the history of dinosaurs in movies.🦕 Watch the full video:
institutions.newscientist.com/video/246977...
📹: New Scientist (2025)
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Queen Mary Faculty of Science and Engineering
8 months ago
We’re transforming waste heat from our Tier 2 data centre into a
#sustainable
energy source, providing heating and hot water for campus. Tim Lee, Lead Engineer: "One of our projects is connected to a residency building and will support 250 student showers 365 days a year."
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The super computer warming campus
YouTube video by Climate Centre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C23BCPpijQ
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Our resident bee-expert
@larschittka.bsky.social
was on BBC Radio 4’s In Our Time earlier today, talking to Melvyn Bragg about pollination! 🐝 Listen to the episode here and find out more about this fascinating topic:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, Pollination
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the interplay between plants and pollinators.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0028jtx#:~:text=A%20discussion%20of%20how%20plants,the%20plant%20in%20the%20process
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Queen Mary Faculty of Science and Engineering
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Dr Janelle Jones, senior author: “Arts interventions are accessible, cost-effective, and enjoyable. They offer a way to address mental health challenges that doesn’t rely solely on medication or traditional therapy.” Read the full study in
@nature.com
#MentalHealth
:
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Group arts interventions for depression and anxiety among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Nature Mental Health
In this systematic review and meta-analysis of group arts interventions for older adults, the authors found that participation in shared artistic experience was associated with lower levels of depress...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s44220-024-00368-1
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Queen Mary Faculty of Science and Engineering
8 months ago
A new
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,
@qmulsbbs.bsky.social
study reveals that group arts activities like painting, dancing, or music can significantly reduce
#depression
and
#anxiety
in older adults. The effect sizes are comparable to antidepressants or talking therapies.
www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2...
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The art of well-being: group activities shown to ease depression and anxiety in older adults
https://www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2025/science-and-engineering/se/the-art-of-well-being-group-activities-shown-to-ease-depression-and-anxiety-in-older-adults.html
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Our very own Dr Giulia De Falco has been appointed to a prestigious
@who.int
subcommittee on tumour classification—the only UK rep on this global panel! Her work will help keep cancer diagnostics up to date & accessible worldwide. Find out more:
www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/news/it...
#CancerResearch
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Queen Mary Professor Appointed to Prestigious WHO Committee on Tumour Classification
https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/news/items/queen-mary-professor-appointed-to-prestigious-who-committee-on-tumour-classification.html
8 months ago
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Queen Mary University of London
8 months ago
Queen Mary asked over 100 young people what they think about AI at the world’s first Children’s AI summit, held in partnership with the Alan Turing Institute. Find out what they said and their messages for world leaders:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fB7...
via
@news.sky.com
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FYI: What do kids think about AI?
YouTube video by Sky News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fB7nORFqKw
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Queen Mary School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Maurice Elphick
9 months ago
So pleased to see international collaboration (Australia, China, Japan, Mexico, UK) yielding new insights into the evolution of relaxin signaling
rdcu.be/ebitn
. Congratulations to QMUL
@qmulsbbs.bsky.social
PhD student Yuling Feng and thank you to everyone involved, including BBSRC for funding.
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Receptor deorphanization in starfish reveals the evolution of relaxin signaling as a regulator of reproduction
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Dr Dave Hone
9 months ago
This neat little video was done by one of out final years students at
@qmulsbbs.bsky.social
as part of his dissertation on science communication. Please give it a watch and share, it's a nice piece about rhino conservation:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsip...
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Extinction's Edge: The Battle for the Rhino
YouTube video by J bo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsipQ1cJ2is
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Queen Mary University of London
9 months ago
🧊🌍 New research from Queen Mary reveals that algae are accelerating the Greenland Ice Sheet melt—without needing extra nutrients. Dr James Bradley warns that this process could create a dangerous feedback loop, further intensifying the problem. Read more:
www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2...
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