Genetics & Evolution

@genevunige

Department of Genetics & Evolution, University of Geneva BlueSky: @genevunige.bsky.social

Geneva, Switzerland

Joined February 2011

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Genetics & Evolution@genevunige · Apr 26, 2022

Are you interested in #genetics, physics of #biology, development or #evolution? Take a look at our video and join our great pool of international researchers! 🙌youtu.be/15DPThBF0uo genev.unige.ch

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Genetics & Evolution@genevunige · Jun 3

🚀 Exciting news! Prof. Emi Nagoshi joins Azure Cell Therapies as Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board. The startup, developing next-gen cell therapies for Parkinson’s, just received a CHF 650K @Innosuisse grant! youtu.be/6XQ_b6DYkZA #Parkinsons #Biotech #UNIGE @UNIGEnews

Genetics & Evolution@genevunige · Jul 22

🏅 Congratulations to Prof. Brigitte Galliot, recipient of the 2025 ISRB Distinguished Achievement Award for her pioneering work on Hydra regeneration and cell signaling. …onalsocietyforregenerativebiology.org/page-18246 #RegenerativeBiology #ISRB2025

Genetics & Evolution@genevunige · Jun 27

🎉 Huge congratulations to Alexandros Tsoupas for winning the prestigious 2025 PSLS Annual Thesis Prize! His PhD work, conducted in @mathiascurrat’s group, sheds new light on population dynamics using ancient DNA and computational models. 👏 @Biologie_UNIGE

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Genetics & Evolution@genevunige · Jun 25

Discover the secret of #tortoise head scales! The latest @LANEVOL study reveals how two distinct systems - chemical reaction-diffusion and mechanical folding - shape their unique features. More about this story: lanevol.org/news/article/h… @Biologie_UNIGE @UNIGEnews

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Biologie - UNIGE@Biologie_UNIGE · Jun 12

📻Interview du Prof. Milinkovitch @LANEVOL pour la #RTS : Les écailles de tortue se forment de deux façons 🐢 rts.ch/audio-podcast/… @genevunige @sciences_UNIGE @UNIGEnews

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Genetics & Evolution@genevunige · Jun 10

Congrats @LANEVOL on your latest study.

UUNIGE_en@unige_en · Jun 10

A UNIGE study reveals that turtles use both genetic signals and mechanical forces to develop the scales on their heads, highlighting a shared evolutionary heritage with crocodiles and dinosaurs. @LANEVOL #UNIGE #research #science ow.ly/yLVK50W6O2Q

Genetics & Evolution@genevunige · May 21

How do blood vessels adapt to pressure? 🩸 A new collaborative study from the @GSalbreux lab shows how changes in endothelial cells help vessels stretch and stay strong — thanks to actin fibers and a smart mechanical model. 📄 doi.org/10.1038/s41567… @UNIGEnews @Biologie_UNIGE

genevunige's tweet card. Nature Physics - Blood flow through a vessel deforms vessel walls. Cells lining these walls sense the changes in pressure as blood flows and reorient their actin fibres in the direction of largest...

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The Milinkovitch-Tzika lab@LANEVOL · May 14

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

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Genetics & Evolution@genevunige · Apr 16

Congrats! This is amazing pictures.

TThe Milinkovitch-Tzika lab@LANEVOL · Apr 14

Thrilled to share that our light-sheet #microscopy image has been selected as @PLOSBiology's Featured Image for March 2025! This visualization captures the role of the sonic #hedgehog pathway in #feather morphogenesis. 🧬 Dive into the details: lanevol.org/news/article/p…

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The Milinkovitch-Tzika lab@LANEVOL · Apr 10

Also, our study, "PMEL is involved in snake colour pattern transition from blotches to stripes," shows how a #PMEL mutation causes striped #patterns in corn #snakes. Excited to see these findings drive trait #diversification! nature.com/articles/s4146… 🐍 #EvoDevo @Biologie_UNIGE

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Genetics & Evolution@genevunige · Apr 2

🚨 Study alert: Led by Athanasia Tzika from @LANEVOL, the study explores the CLCN2 gene’s role in snake skin color patterning, advancing knowledge of snakes pattern formation. Read more: lanevol.org/news/article/c… #Genetics #Evolution @Biologie_UNIGE #snake #skincolorpattern

Genetics & Evolution@genevunige · Mar 24

🦖➡️🕊️ La RTS met en lumière la dernière publication de @LANEVOL sur l’évolution des plumes! Découvrez comment cette étude révèle les secrets fascinants de leur formation. 🧐✨ À lire ici 👉 rts.ch/info/sciences-… #science #évolution #plume #dinosaures @UNIGEnews

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The Milinkovitch-Tzika lab@LANEVOL · Mar 21

🦖➡️🕊️ From dinosaur simple proto-feathers to bird intricate feathers? Our latest study shows that feather development is highly resilient to perturbations. 🧐✨ Read more here 👉 lanevol.org/news/article/d… #evolution #feathers #dinosaurs #birds @UNIGEnews @Biologie_UNIGE

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Genetics & Evolution@genevunige · Mar 18

🎙️🦖🌑 Il y a 150 millions d’années, le pelage des mammifères était sombre! Une équipe sino-belge l’a découvert, et Michel Milinkovitch (@LANEVOL) en décrypte les implications dans CQFD. Ne manquez pas son analyse! 🔎✨ Ecoutez ici: avisdexperts.ch/fr/interventio… #évolution #science

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Genetics & Evolution@genevunige · Mar 17

🧬 Voulez-vous savoir comment l'ADN ancien dévoile la vie de nos ancêtres ? Écoutez l'interview fascinant de Mathias Currat sur la RTS ! 🎧 👉 rts.ch/audio-podcast/… @mathiascurrat @UNIGEnews #Génétique #Archéologie #Sciences #Histoire #Recherche #Anthropologie

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Genetics & Evolution@genevunige · Mar 13

🔬 Conférence | Oncologie de précision : la révolution de l’IA Avec Pr. Olivier Michielin, médecin-chef, Département d’oncologie @hug_ge 📍 INGE, Rue Jean-F. Bartholoni 6, Genève — 1er étage, Les Salons 📅 Lu 24 mars, 18H30 ℹ️ Plus d'infos : inge.ch/evenements/onc…

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Genetics & Evolution@genevunige · Feb 26

Un article en français très intéressant paru dans @PourlaScience reprenant les résultats publiés par l'équipe du @LANEVOL de notre département. @Biologie_UNIGE @UNIGEnews

TThe Milinkovitch-Tzika lab@LANEVOL · Feb 25

🧐🔬 Les écailles des crocodiles ne sont pas programmées génétiquement, mais émergent sous l'effet de contraintes mécaniques ! Découvrez comment notre étude éclaire ce phénomène fascinant dans @PourlaScience 👉 pourlascience.fr/sd/biophysique…

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Rory Cooper@rorylcooper · Feb 17

In case you missed it, here's an article we wrote for @the_Node to describe how crocodile head scales arise from compressive folding 🐊 🔬 thenode.biologists.com/the-mechanics-… @genevunige @LANEVOL

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MuséumGenève@MuseumGeneve · Jan 29

[#MuséumLab]🎨Pour cette troisième et dernière partie sur l'artiste Anna Maria Sibylla Merian, partez sur ses traces au Suriname. Découvertes, exploration, observation et illustrations remarquables sont au programme ! Un article à lire sur MuséumLab👇 museumlab-geneve.ch/2025/01/29/mar…

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The Milinkovitch-Tzika lab@LANEVOL · Jan 23

A must read! science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… tunable metamaterial microwave absorber inspired by #chameleon’s color-changing mechanism (described in our work: nature.com/articles/ncomm…) @genevunige @Biologie_UNIGE

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