Rewatching Prehistoric Planet with my kids and loving how artists #MPCVFX show dinosaurs with scale-by-scale skin colors, similar to some lizards and snakes. Check how our research uncovers the mechanisms behind this phenomenon:

Many thanks to the PhD students and postdocs at D-BSSE in Basel for hosting me in their seminar series — and to the PIs at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, for inspiring conversations. @bsse.ethz.ch @biozentrum.unibas.ch

Wonderful visit to @embl.org Heidelberg! Grateful to Alexandre Aulehla and @aikmi.bsky.social for the invitation and to all the group leaders, post-docs and students for the stimulating discussions.

Amazing science and a great community!

#EMBL #ScienceTalk #DevelopmentalBiology

Had a great time at @v4sdb.bsky.social 2025 in Slovakia with James Sharpe & Anne Grapin-Botton. Fantastic talks and flawless organization—huge thanks to our wonderful hosts Zuzana Sumbalová Koledová, Dušan Fabián, Marcela Buchtová & Alexandra Špirková!
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Hanging out with Stanislav Smirnov in 'Les Diablerets' (Switzerland). Great speakers at the workshop organised by Karsten Kruse and Jean-Pierre Eckmann. indico.global/event/9640/r...
Will we come up with a math theory of biology?

Can Turing and Ising models explain lizard skin color patterns—and be reconciled? 🦎📐
We bridge microscopic cell interactions & macroscopic scale patterns across evolutionary divergent lizards.
👉 www.lanevol.org/news/article...
#EvoDevo #TuringPatterns #IsingModel #MathematicalBiology

Thrilled to share that our light-sheet #microscopy image has been selected as @plosbiology.org's Featured Image for March 2025!

This visualization captures the role of the sonic #hedgehog pathway in #feather morphogenesis.

🧬 Dive into the details: www.lanevol.org/news/article...

How the Crocodile Got Its Scales 🐊 —we make the cover of @nature.com !
Our research reveals that the crocodile head scale pattern isn’t genetically-controlled. It’s mechanically self-organized through compressive folding of the skin.
📖 www.lanevol.org/news/article...

Front cover alert 🚨
Our research on the mechanics behind a dog's iconic wet nose is featured on the @currentbiology.bsky.social cover! Learn how skin growth & blood vessels shape those unique grooves & domes - a must read for #biology & #physics fans 🐶🔬 www.cell.com/current-biol...