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Vinod Saranathan, The Evolutionary Photonics Lab
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CNRS CPJ Chair in biomimetics of biological photonics
@ Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte (IRBI), UMR 7261, Université de Tours
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Vinod Saranathan, The Evolutionary Photonics Lab @evolphotonics.bsky.social · Jul 11
Check out and come participate in our symposium on "Biomimetism – From biological to bio-inspired photonic materials" as part of the themed session "Insects as Solutions" co-organized with @bodowilts.bsky.social
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#ECE2026Tours
evolphotonics.bsky.social Vinod Saranathan, The Evolutionary Photonics Lab @evolphotonics.bsky.social · Jul 11
Check out and come participate in our symposium on "Biomimetism – From biological to bio-inspired photonic materials" as part of the themed session "Insects as Solutions" co-organized with @bodowilts.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Check out and come participate in our symposium on "Biomimetism – From biological to bio-inspired photonic materials" as part of the themed session "Insects as Solutions" co-organized with @bodowilts.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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‪XIII European Congress of Entomology
🚨 Registration is now open for ECE 2026

www.ece2026.org/submission-r...

#ECE2026Tours #Entomology #insectscience
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July 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Is it me or is the sense of entitlement getting worse with each gen??
May 14, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...

Reviewer#1 nails it - there is NO such thing as an "asymmetric compact hexagonal packing" and it is IMPOSSIBLE to predict iridescent colors without the barbule cortex thickness that usually never gets preserved. This is just sophistry. Thanks @elife.bsky.social
Iridescent structural coloration in a crested Cretaceous enantiornithine bird from Jehol Biota
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April 5, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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One week left to submit dossier and apply online on ADUM (collegedoctoral-cvl.fr/as/ed/voirpr...). Pls spread the word...🙏
April 4, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Good tips

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Stay safe from online hate with these five tips
In this era of anti-science activism, it‘s wise to take steps to protect your research and reputation in the digital realm.
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March 15, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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🥱We all know why this made it into the tabloid...Nice artist impression! 15 years of fundamentally flawed research in making unfounded inferences from impressions of melanosomes. Small mercy they are not attributing iridescence to these "dinosaur-era" critters YET😆

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Mesozoic mammaliaforms illuminate the origins of pelage coloration
Pelage coloration, which serves numerous functions, is crucial to the evolution of behavior, physiology, and habitat preferences of mammals. However, little is known about the coloration of Mesozoic m...
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March 14, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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The correct link for the job application is:
collegedoctoral-cvl.fr/as/ed/voirpr...
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#colsci #bugs #omics
March 10, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Do you love bugs? Have you ever wondered what makes insects so colorful or how insects produce iridescence in their scales? Do you have a Masters degree?

If yes 😁, we are offering a fully-funded PhD position at IRBI (CNRS/UTours). Come join us!! Applications due 11 April 2025!
#ColSci #Bugs #omics
March 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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🐛✨ Rejoignez l'IRBI pour y faire une thèse sur les "Couleurs structurelles d'ailes d'insectes : de la caractérisations matéri-omiques aux investigations CRISPR".

😀Encadrement @evolphotonics.bsky.social et Sylvain Pincebourde.

📅 Dépôts des candidatures : 11 avril 2025
#Recherche #Insectes #CRISPR
March 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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🐛✨ Join IRBI to pursue a PhD on "Structural Colors of Insect Wings: From Material-Omic Characterization to CRISPR Investigations."

😀 Supervised by @evolphotonics.bsky.social and Sylvain Pincebourde.

📅 Application deadline: April 11, 2025
#Research #Insects #CRISPR
March 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM