1/7 Really interesting new preprint by Mannsåker et al. on the evolution of TRP channels in #choanoflagellates. But what caught my attention wasn't simply the diversity of these sensory receptors. It was something more general about how biological innovation may arise. 🧵 #protistsOnSky

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Beautiful ctenophore 📷 taken by @alexandrejan.bsky.social The original research is “A blastoporal organizer in a ctenophore” by @kremnyovs.bsky.social, @tclebedeva.bsky.social, @genikhovich.bsky.social and @hejnol.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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Our News & Views article “Body-plan organizer in comb jellies hints at animal ancestry” now published in @nature.com 🎉 We discuss fascinating work revealing organizer activity in comb jellies & the evolution of animal development. rdcu.be/fsLWq @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social @msarscentre.bsky.social

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Thrilled to present our labs's work on the syncytial nerve net in #ctenophores - offering a different view on neural organization and signaling - later today as part of the wonderful symposium: Origins & Diversifications of Neural Systems at #FENS2026. fens2026.abstractserver.com/program/#/de...

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I am excited to announce the latest paper from our lab, published in Science ! In this study, we show that thalamocortical-like circuits in the zebrafish brain process sensory information hierarchically across topographically organized forebrain circuits.

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