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Max Farnworth @maxfarnworth.bsky.social · 1h

Absinth? Wodka?

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Max Farnworth @maxfarnworth.bsky.social · 2h

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RobertoFeuda @robertofeuda.bsky.social · 3d

Our latest: combining single-cell RNA-seq from 16 species and HCR validation, we show that monoaminergic neurons share a conserved transcriptional identity across Bilateria. In contrast, we find no evidence for this program in non-bilaterian metazoans. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Monoaminergic neurons share transcriptional identity across Bilaterian animals

The evolutionary conservation of cell types over deep time has long been theorised but remains difficult to demonstrate. Monoaminergic neurons, which produce molecules such as serotonin and dopamine, ...

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Anzy Miller @anzymiller.bsky.social · 4d

Are you enthusiastic about stem cell biology and developmental biology and looking to start a PhD in 2026? Funded opportunites now available. Contact for more infomation. Links below! @lovegrovelab.bsky.social @veronicabiga.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk @ukri.org

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Max Farnworth @maxfarnworth.bsky.social · 1d

should be re-titled to "Evolution of Vertebrate Nervous Systems" anyway. Just sayin' 💅

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Giulia Paci @giuliapaci.bsky.social · 3d

Very excited about this project: we believe that 3D anatomical atlases have a huge potential for developmental biology. As a starting point, we made the first ever Drosophila wing disc atlas!

BrainGlobe @brainglobe.info · 4d

BrainGlobe branches out!

New blog outlining our collaborative work with @giuliapaci.bsky.social from @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social to build anatomical atlases for developmental mechanobiology.

brainglobe.info/blog/drosoph...

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Lucia Prieto Godino @neuroluci.bsky.social · 5d

We are recruiting PhD students! If you are interested in evolutionary neuroscience, consider applying: www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

Prieto Godino Lab | Cellular and molecular bases of neural circuit and behavioural evolution

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Max Farnworth @maxfarnworth.bsky.social · 6d

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Francesco Cicconardi @fcicconardi.bsky.social · 6d

New paper out! A nice collaboration.
We explore how olfactory brain structures and receptors evolved across this remarkable group, Heliconiini butterflies.

Evolution of the olfactory system during the radiation of Heliconiini butterflies

Abstract. Sensory system evolution plays a crucial role in shaping species’ interactions with their environment, yet the extent to which olfactory system d

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Max Farnworth @maxfarnworth.bsky.social · 6d

In case you're interested in a bit of future talk and our dreams surrounding developmental biology... 👇

Development @dev-journal.bsky.social · 6d

Pathway to Independence: a forecast for the future of developmental biology

In this Perspective, each of our 2025 Pathway to Independence Fellows discuss future outlooks for #DevBio and how their work will contribute to this exciting new era.

journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

Picture of the title of the article and author list (2025 PI fellows) Chee Kiang Ewe, Max S. Farnworth, Anzy Miller, Joaquı́n Navajas Acedo, Marlies E. Oomen, Giulia Paci, Sonya A. Widen and Toshimichi Yamada

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 7d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Max Farnworth @maxfarnworth.bsky.social · 7d

inspirational 🙏

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Max Farnworth @maxfarnworth.bsky.social · 7d

Excellent talk by Andrea Adden of the @neuroluci.bsky.social lab @crick.ac.uk. @neuroethology.org @dzg-neurobiology.bsky.social Check out her Nature paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Max Farnworth @maxfarnworth.bsky.social · 8d

you are not alone..., right @ebablab.bsky.social ?

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Greg Jefferis @jefferis.bsky.social · 8d

Exciting news for #drosophila #connectomics and #neuroscience enthusiasts: the Drosophila male central nervous system connectome is now live for exploration. Find out more at the landing page hosted by our Janelia FlyEM collaborators www.janelia.org/project-team....

Male CNS Connectome

A team of researchers has unveiled the complete connectome of a male fruit fly central nervous system —a seamless map of all the neurons in the brain and nerve cord of a single male fruit fly and the ...

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napari @napari.org · 12d

napari 0.6.5 is out! 🚀

Rapid-fire highlights are: colorbar overlay, custom startup script, and better and prettier documentation! Check out the full release notes here: napari.org/dev/release/...

Image depicting the napari viewer in grid mode with scale bars and color bars enabled

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Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS @fens.org · 11d

🌐 Expand your #NeuroscienceCareer beyond borders!

The #FENS / #IBRO–PERC #Exchange Fellowships offer hands-on training in leading European labs. 🧠

🗓️ Deadline: 15 October 2025
👉 https://loom.ly/DhYSWlQ

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Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · 11d

Bird brains aren't the same as mammal brains. They took their own twisty evolutionary path. So what can they teach us about brains in general?

A lot, it turns out.

Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode, w/ @evoneuro.bsky.social & Georg Striedter!

Listen: disi.org/brains-of-a-...

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ERR_Moody @emoody.bsky.social · 11d

Excited to announce I have officially joined the University of Barcelona for my Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellowship! I'll be working with Jesus Lozano Fernandez in the DeepEvo lab at the @geneticsub.bsky.social, on various deep nodes in the tree of life!

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Max Farnworth @maxfarnworth.bsky.social · 12d

can recommend 🤓

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft @dfg.de · 12d

#ResearchCareers: Just finishing your #PhD and wondering if the DFG’s Walter Benjamin Programme is a #funding option for your next step in academia? Come and find out in our digital info talk on 14 October. No registration, the meeting link will be published here:
➡️ www.dfg.de/en/research-...

Infotafel mit Schriftzug "Walter Benjamin Programme" und Datumsangaben:
14 October
Tuesday
1:30 - 15p.m. CET
in English

Max Farnworth @maxfarnworth.bsky.social · 12d

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Sonya Widen @sonyawiden.bsky.social · 12d

“Above all, we must realise that each of us makes a difference with our life. Each of us impacts the world around us every single day. We have a choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place - or not to bother.”

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91

Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour

www.theguardian.com

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Ana Marija Jakšić @merianelion.bsky.social · 14d

🚨Preprint🚨
What started as an attempt to compare CT scans of diverse fly brains, ended up a new concept for analysis & segmentation of difficult tomographic data. No ground truths, no training, just maths. This is TopoTome, topological data analysis of 3D images

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Figure showing 3 panels. Panel A: workflow of a classical deep learning model vs TopoTome workflow, with marked differences between the methods, including manual segmentation of images, design and optimization of neural network and data post processing that is needed in deep learning workflow but not in TopoTome. Panel B: core concepts behind TopoTome shown connected by arrows. From left to right, there is a microCT scan of a fly brain (3D reconstruction), a persistence barcode of H2 homologies, an image of how persistent barcodes map to the original CT brain scan, and a segmentation of a CT scan. Panel C shows the concept of cubical complex filtration of 2D and 3D image data.

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Max Farnworth @maxfarnworth.bsky.social · 13d

forest.biologists.com this is a really cool approach by @biologists.bsky.social who is seriously becoming my favourite publishing body for many reasons, the forest of biologists being one of them. 👏

Home - The Forest of Biologists

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James Briscoe @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social · 13d

Meet the 2025 cohort of @dev-journal.bsky.social Pathway to Independence fellows

Read about the scientific visions of eight dev bio post-docs entering the academic job market

journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

Pathway to Independence: a forecast for the future of developmental biology

ABSTRACT. In 2022, Development launched its Pathway to Independence (PI) programme, aimed at supporting postdocs as they transition to their first independent position. In 2025, we welcome our third c...

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Marlies Oomen @marliesoomen.bsky.social · 14d

In need of a positive outlook on the future (of developmental biology)? Read our perspectives by my fellow @dev-journal.bsky.social PI fellows and myself. I'm hoping my future will contain much more TE biology and mammalian genome regulation!

journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

Pathway to Independence: a forecast for the future of developmental biology

ABSTRACT. In 2022, Development launched its Pathway to Independence (PI) programme, aimed at supporting postdocs as they transition to their first independent position. In 2025, we welcome our third c...

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MwahahahahahadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 14d

With perspectives from my esteemed colleagues @ethanewe.bsky.social @maxfarnworth.bsky.social @anzymiller.bsky.social @marliesoomen.bsky.social @giuliapaci.bsky.social @sonyawiden.bsky.social and Toshimichi Yamada 🧪RNAs of all kinds, junk, jumping, and fluctuating genes, cells&tissues with opinions!

MwahahahahahadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 14d

It's online! In this series of perspectives @dev-journal.bsky.social, yours truly talks about the exciting open questions and many things to do in the field of dev bio and neuroscience #DevBio🧪 #PIsOfTomorrow journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

Pathway to Independence: a forecast for the future of developmental biology

ABSTRACT. In 2022, Development launched its Pathway to Independence (PI) programme, aimed at supporting postdocs as they transition to their first independent position. In 2025, we welcome our third c...

journals.biologists.com

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