Beetles secrete jelly to embed & sustain symbionts with impossibly tiny genomes🪲 But what is this jelly made of? And how does it help maintain a partnership that has lasted over 62 million years? Thrilled to share our latest, out now in @natcomms.nature.com! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Apparently it's #InternationalJumpingSpiderDay Perfect excuse to share this gorgeous ant-mimicking jumping spider (I think Myrmarachne formicaria) I found in Drôme, France this summer while beating trees with undergraduate students on field course.

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Fog river. River Conwy cloud inversion. #visitwales #landscapephotography #nikon

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Banger of a new RasgonLab study by Drs. Najmeh Nejat and Travis van Warmerdam on a new arthropod germline CRISPR delivery system. Knock-out AND knock-in by ORAL delivery! No more injections! Germline Engineering by Viral transduction (GEValT)

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It’s that time of year again! If you’re an early career researcher (anywhere) working on systematics (of anything), join us on November 13th for YSF2026 This is a friendly forum showcasing the brightest young talent globally. Abstract deadline 24 Oct.

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