Out today in Advanced Functional Materials: Our interdisciplinary team funded by @hfspo.bsky.social presents our persective on the processes that control butterfly scale structure formation.
doi.org/10.1002/adfm...
Come celebrate our Anniversary Day in Edinburgh, 25 & 26 June!
Join us for talks from our Honorary Members, Prize & Medal winners, and our Summer Students.
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Out today in PLoS Biology, our work showing that mimicry evolution across multiple lineages is driven by recurrent, mutations in the same place in the genome journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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De-extiction people, put down that mammoth, and get to work on giant dragonflies that can totally exist in our current atmosphere.
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A study of South American butterflies and moths shows they reused the same genetic cheat sheet for 120 million years. 📝
Learn more about this collaborative work via the link below ⤵️
https://www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/evolution-has-reused-the-same-genes-for-120-million-years/
📸 Arif Maulana
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4-year #Postdoc available in our lab in @camzoology.bsky.social developing molecular and anatomical approaches to mapping evolutionary changes in the brain, using #Heliconiini butterflies.
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Butterfly wing scales are intricate cuticular functional nanosctructures. This perspective suggests that spatially varying material properties, cytoskeletal constraints, and growth-driven mechanical ...
The repeated evolution of similar phenotypes, or convergent evolution, is widespread in nature, but there are few studies investigating the genetic mechanisms across wide evolutionary timescales. This...
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Genetics Society UK
Location: Hybrid – Shropshire office, mostly remoteSalary: £30,000 – £40,000 pro rata (depending on experience)Contract: Permanent, 2–3 days per weekClosing date: 13 July 2026 Make a difference for one of the UK’s most loved species The British Hedgehog Preservation Society (BHPS) is a UK charity dedicated to protecting and conserving native hedgehogs. Through research, advocacy,
“This study places what may be the final nail in the coffin for the prevailing view that more oxygen made ancient insects bigger.”
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4vcqqS8
Flying insect respiratory systems suggest abundant oxygen can’t explain ancient gigantism
