Reposted by Sébastien DARRASOrnikkar @ornikkar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Au suivant ! (Par @soulcie.fr pour @telerama.bsky.social ) 0309
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASOrnikkar @ornikkar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Le traitement médiatique des manifs. 4238112
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASLibération @liberation.fr · 30/09/2026Le ministère de l’Agriculture vient d’autoriser exceptionnellement l’usage d’un herbicide interdit pour 120 jours grâce à une procédure d’urgence permise par la réglementation européenne. ➡️ l.liberation.fr/kOp 12426
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASObservatoire Océanologique de Banyuls-sur-Mer @obs-banyuls.fr · 08/09/2026👏 Félicitations à notre collègue Laurent Formery, chercheur au BIOM, qui a décroché une bourse ERC (pour European Research Council) Starting grant pour le projet ECHINODEV « Deciphering the plasticity of conserved developmental programs in pentaradial echinoderms » www.insb.cnrs.fr/fr/personne/...insb.cnrs.fr 032
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASBIOM @biom-banyuls.bsky.social · 07/09/2026🔬 New publication from BIOM in Science Advances! How did the vertebrate kidney evolve? Comparing catshark, lamprey & amphioxus embryos, Sylvie Mazan's team & collaborators show the primitive kidney arises from a somitic compartment. 👏 Congrats to all authors! 🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...lnkd.inLinkedInThis link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn 062
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASLaurent Formery @laurentformery.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Fantastic news!!! My project ECHINODEV has been awarded an ERC starting grant 🥳🥳⭐ We will use several echinoderm species to study animal body plan evolution! Reach out if you are interested, we will be looking for PhD students and postdocs 😀 19709
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASCNRS @cnrs.fr · 03/09/202619 chercheurs et chercheuses du CNRS décrochent la bourse ERC Starting 2026 ! 🎉 Ce financement vise à soutenir des projets de recherche exploratoire pour une durée maximale de 5 ans, avec un budget de 1,5 million d'euros. cnrs.frERC Starting 2026 : les nouveaux lauréats CNRS 1223
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASLuis Alberto Bezares Calderón @lbezarescalderon.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Our team is recruiting a PhD student to investigate the evolution of pressure sensation in Zooplankton! The project will use marine invertebrate larvae to explore the molecular, cellular, and neuronal mechanisms behind this fascinating sensory system. More details here: bit.ly/3TTeF4Qbit.ly 12825
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASLibération @liberation.fr · 15/08/2026Le manque d’eau et les fortes chaleurs de cet été ont considérablement ralenti la production des réacteurs. Ironiquement, l’énergie solaire longtemps dénigrée par les défenseurs du nucléaire a bondi et parfois pris le relais. ➡️ l.liberation.fr/y6q 196743
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASEric Lagadec @ericlagadec.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Timelapse de l'éclipse directement du télescope ! 441554351
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASPawel Burkhardt @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Postdoc opportunity in Copenhagen! Interested in marine bioluminescence, comb jellies & experimental biology? A great 2-year postdoc (possibility of 1-year extension), working with CRISPR, imaging & EM in the labs of Anders Garm & Cornelia Jaspers. Deadline: 16.08 jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...jobportal.ku.dkPostdoc in Marine Bioluminescence - re-advertisement 03539
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASEric Lagadec @ericlagadec.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Tout le monde a trouvé un lieu et un moyen d'observation sûr pour l'éclipse ? Pour le lieu, vérifiez ce soir ou demain si vous y voyez le soleil se coucher ! Pour le moyen, voici quelques astuces de l'association française d'astronomie. 16215114
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASTasuku ISHIDA @tasuku-ishida.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Happy to share our new preprint on the evolution of the neural plate border 🥳 092
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASArnaud Martin @evolvwing.bsky.social · 06/08/2026How come do I get to learn about this now, I feel so left out. www.mccrone.com/mm/making-re...mccrone.comTechnique Video: Making and Repairing Tungsten NeedlesIn this Hooke College of Applied Sciences video, you will learn how to create and sharpen a tungsten needle. 1105
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASYi-Jyun Luo @yjluo.bsky.social · 28/07/2026We're pleased to announce that the DBSUMI XXIX abstract submission deadline has been extended to July 31! If you're interested in developmental biology, evolution, or marine invertebrates, we'd love to see your work! More information: www.dbsumi.com/dbsumi-xxix-... #DBSUMI #DevBio #MarineBiologydbsumi.comDBSUMI XXIX (2026) | DbsumiThis is the landing page for the 29th annual DBSUMI meeting, which will be held in Oct, 2026. 053
Sébastien DARRAS @darras-sebastien.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Happy to in Berlin for the International Tunicate Meeting #ITM2026 in @humboldtuni.bsky.social Thanks to Thomas STACH for hosting us 0110
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASCNRS @cnrs.fr · 15/07/2026Bien plus qu'un aquarium, le Biodiversarium conjugue découverte et recherche. Les visiteurs y découvrent des espèces méditerranéennes, tandis que les scientifiques étudient des espèces exotiques. 🐠 Le site comprend également un jardin botanique réunissant plus de 500 espèces végétales. 🌺cnrs.frLe Biodiversarium, le vivant entre terre et mer 0114
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASInstitut de la Mer de Villefranche/Mer (IMEV) @imev-mer.fr · 13/07/2026Bravo à Michael Schubert, chercheur @biodev-vlfr.bsky.social récompensé par le titre de "Distinguished Fellow" de la société savante Euro Evo Devo dont il a contribué à la création il y a 20 ans. Il en organisa les meetings de 2006 à 2018. @cnrs.fr @cnrscotedazur.bsky.social @sorbonne-universite.fr 073
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASCNRS Biologie @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social · 10/07/2026#TalentsCNRS 🏅Félicitations à l'ensemble de nos lauréates et lauréats ! 🎉 Découvrez ou redécouvrez leurs portraits sur notre site Internet. ✨ 142
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASKumano’s lab in Asamushi @kuma3yo.bsky.social · 09/07/2026The course ended successfully today thanks to Daphne-san’s and Sebastien’s great efforts and leadership and to staff members’ generous assistances throughout the course. We are able to tell how excited the students also were from their performances in their presentations and the wrap-up party. 021
Sébastien DARRAS @darras-sebastien.bsky.social · 08/07/2026The 14 students from all over the world (organized in 5 groups) have presented the results of their 2-3 days research projects #ascidian developmental biology or coastal ecology) #SHIMBC2026 #Asamushi 000
Sébastien DARRAS @darras-sebastien.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Finally Iwasaki-san presenting her research on the impact of major disturbance such as earthquake and tsunami on costal communities #SHIMBC2026 #Asamushi 031
Sébastien DARRAS @darras-sebastien.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Now Fukumori-san presenting taxonomy of amphidromous snails #SHIMBC2026 #Asamushi 010
Sébastien DARRAS @darras-sebastien.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Next is Morita-san on germline/soma segregation in #ascidians #SHIMBC2026 #Asamushi 020
Sébastien DARRAS @darras-sebastien.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Now Minokawa-san showing his research on sea urchins #SHIMBC2026 #Asamushi 010
Sébastien DARRAS @darras-sebastien.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Présentation from Kumano-san @kuma3yo.bsky.social #SHIMBC2026 #Asamushi 010
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASKumano’s lab in Asamushi @kuma3yo.bsky.social · 05/07/2026On day 3 of the marine biology course, Dr. Sebastien Darras from Banyuls Marine Station, France, is teaching a course of developmental biology of ascidians. Good to see students working hard to dissect adults and collect eggs and sperm for fertilization from many different kinds of ascidian species. 051
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASKumano’s lab in Asamushi @kuma3yo.bsky.social · 04/07/2026We are hosting an international marine biology course here in Asamushi. On day two today, Dr. Daphne Munroe from Rutgers University, USA, is teaching students from many countries in Asia and Europe an introductory coastal ecology course. 021
Sébastien DARRAS @darras-sebastien.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Happy to be in Asamushi marine station! 050
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASLuis Alberto Bezares Calderón @lbezarescalderon.bsky.social · 19/06/2026I'm recruiting a postdoc and a research assistant in my lab in the south of France for an HFSP-funded project involving choanos. More info: Postdoc: bit.ly/4xxlJTX Research assistant: (EN) bit.ly/4aOwUha (FR) bit.ly/4vcy3av Please share with any potential applicant. Thx!bit.ly 02220
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASmarti-solans.bsky.social @marti-solans.bsky.social · 13/06/2026So glad we were able to bring bioelectricity to the #EvoDevo community at #EED2026! It was a great opportunity to introduce bioelectrical signaling to a new audience. 171
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 03/02/2025US federal science agencies: We'll remove all references to gay and bisexual issues from our websites and publications. Meanwhile, this beaker filled with color-changing silica gel desiccant beads: 1248864
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASDevelopment @dev-journal.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Check out our 2026 subject collection, showcasing recent papers in @dev-journal.bsky.social on evolutionary developmental biology: journals.biologists.com/dev/collecti... It has been curated to support the 2026 Euro-Evo-Devo conference in Glasgow, UK. #EED2026 02513
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASSébastien DARRAS @darras-sebastien.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Looking for a #PhD project? The #DEEVA team (biom.obs-banyuls.fr/presentation...) proposes a PhD research project on the evolutionary modifications in the formation of the palps, the sensory and adhesive organ located at the anterior end of the #ascidian larvae. 178
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASPLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 22/05/2026Bilaterian BMP signaling gradients suggest an ancestral anti-neural role. Study of #cnidarians shows that #BMP signalling promotes neurogenesis; its "anti-neural" function is a side effect of its role in the DV axis @paulknabl.bsky.social @genikhovich.bsky.social @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4dJHoiR 03215
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASRaphaël Clément @raphclement.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Our work on Trichoplax locomotion and mechanosensing capabilities is out now in @currentbiology.bsky.social. Congrats Marvin Leria & all co-authors! authors.elsevier.com/c/1n8Ig3QW8S... 48335
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASRoberto Mayor Lab @mayorlab.bsky.social · 16/05/2026PL retweet. Developmental Biology Course (Quintay). More information: biodesarrollo.unab.cl 06857
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 12/12/2025These trees look like Jimmy Hendrix & Claude Monet did a collab, but this is just what the rainbow eucalyptus (Eucalyptus deglupta) looks like every day: fabulous. The only 'rainforest' eucalyptus, it's native to the Philippines & Indonesia, but introduced in Hawaii, Florida & California. 929188
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASDevelopmental Biology @devbiol.bsky.social · 28/04/2026#DBfeature Towards functional genetics in the European amphioxus: Efficient CRISPR/Cas9 editing reveals Ascl1/2.1 requirement for peripheral nervous system development by Rafath Chowdhury, Agnès Roure, Sébastien Darras @rafathchowdhury.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 0104
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASDevelopmental Biology @devbiol.bsky.social · 10/05/2026#DBfeature 🌊 #DBreview Germ cell formation and reproduction in tunicates by Yasunori Sasakura et al www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 0153
Sébastien DARRAS @darras-sebastien.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Checkout this article I found at PLOS: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...dx.plos.orgWe need to correct the wide-spread omission of equal contribution in article indexingEqual contribution designations (co-first and co-last authorship) is on the rise, yet this information is routinely lost, creating inequity in recognition and crediting. This Perspective calls for imp... 020
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASZebrafish Rock! @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 25/04/2026As we near the end of #EarthWeek, a reminder that #zebrafish do not need sterile dishes! Save money and reduce plastic consumption by sanitizing used dishes with hot water or dilute bleach 🧫💦 For example, you could follow this protocol from the Fish Floor at UCL: www.protocols.io/view/washing... 🐟 🧪 25611
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASTyler J. Carrier @tylerjcarrier.bsky.social · 24/04/2026@jillianlewis.bsky.social and @spencernyholm.bsky.social were also so very kind to write a Primer on our @plosbiology.org article: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...journals.plos.orgA mother’s gift: Provisioning of plastid-derived structures into eggs promotes invertebrate development and dispersalEggs released in the environment are at risk from many threats. This Primer discusses how plastid-like carotenoid crystals benefit larval survival and trans-oceanic dispersal in sea urchin eggs. 1116
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASMichalis Averof @michalis-averof.bsky.social · 19/04/2026These images show live embryos of animals (jellyfish, crustacean, worm, sea urchin, sea squirt, beetle) and one of animals closest single-celled relatives. They were captured taking advantage of fluorescent proteins localised on the outer membrane of cells, allowing us to observe cell outlines. 1/9 521060
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASInstitut de la Mer de Villefranche/Mer (IMEV) @imev-mer.fr · 15/04/2026Félicitations à Luis BEZARES-CALDERON @biodev-vlfr.bsky.social lauréat d'une bourse « Research Grant » de Human Frontier Science Program Organization @hfspo.bsky.social pour le projet Tracing the Evolutionary History of Sensory Perception via TPR Channels www.insb.cnrs.fr/fr/cnrsinfo/... 1136
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASAllan Carrillo-Baltodano @allancarbal.bsky.social · 18/04/2026The version of record is here @natcomms.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🥳 Happy for this collaboration with @emmanuelhaillot.bsky.social and Stephan Schneider At #EED24 in Helsinki we met. Instead of competing, we got our 2 stories togheter into a bigger one #EvoDevo #DevBionature.comDevelopmental system drift in dorsoventral patterning is linked to transitions to autonomous development in Annelida - Nature CommunicationsHere they show that BMP signalling is the ancestral pathway that patterns the dorsoventral (DV) axis in Annelida and Spiralia. The shift to unequal cleavage involved alternative pathways for patternin... 34110
Reposted by Sébastien DARRASIGMM-Montpellier @igmm-montpel.bsky.social · 17/04/2026🔬IGMM (CNRS/ Univ Montpellier) is hiring Group Leaders in Innovative Biology. @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social @cnrs.fr @umontpellier.bsky.social 📅 1 May–15 June 2026 📩 search2026@igmm.cnrs.fr 📎Full information 👇 #LifeScience #MolecularBiology #Research #PI #CNRS 12428