Summary: This Review discusses how developmental and stem cell studies of the notochord can reveal key insights into spine formation and intervertebral disc development and maintenance, providing new ...

As the ocean undergoes rapid anthropogenic changes that impact ecosystems, the Michael Sars Centre’s strategy evolves to study life in context, from molecules to ecosystems.

L'optogénétique classique active des circuits neuronaux entiers, sans distinguer le rôle de chaque cellule. L'approche circuit optogenetics de Valentina Emiliani combine holographie et optogénétique e...

Well, it finally happened. Over the last two week, my usually well-curated feeds of videos from the deep sea have been overrun with AI slop masquerading as authentic images of strange and delightfu…

Development are currently welcoming applications for our Pathway to Independence (PI) programme, which aims to support a small number of researchers in

The ascidian tunicate Ciona, one of the closest relatives of the vertebrates, inhabits shallow temperate waters in the worldwide ocean. A unique combination of simple stereotyped embryogenesis, regula...

A sea urchin is a head with a brain-like organization and a vertebrate-type retinal signature.

The Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list identifies and celebrates individuals who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their fields of research. Through rigorous selection criteria and ...

imageimageDuring development, multipotent cardiopharyngeal progenitors express both cardiac and pharyngeal muscle transcriptional programs. This study in the tunicate Ciona shows that cell cycle-regul...

Mette Handberg-Thorsager - Oozoid of a sea squirt (Thalia democratica)

Un rapport signé par 160 scientifiques, publié lundi, alerte sur la « crise sans précédent » rencontrée par les récifs coralliens d’eau chaude.

La plupart des méduses mènent une double vie : fixées au fond, puis libres dans l’eau. Mais certaines ont échappé à ce cycle et passent toute leur vie à dériver. Selon une nouvelle étude, ces espèces ...

Researchers from the Institut de la Mer de Villefranche and the Michael Sars Centre received support from the French-Norwegian mobility program Åsgard. Through seminars and discussions, participants l...