Stefan F. Wirth
@wirthstef
Dr. Stefan F. Wirth,evolutionary biologist,zoologist,acarologist,filmer, photographer,artist https://youtube.com/@wirthstef https://www.behance.net/stefanwirth
I am a #biologist, #acarologist (my research area), entomologist and #evolutionary biologist. Also nature #photographer and nature and #macro #filmmaker. I am interested in all aspects of biology, and I also have a great weakness for astronomy and perform pictorial arts. Here…

‘These cracks, they let the developing cells in: A chronicle of trabeculation in the developing zebrafish heart’ 🎵 Theodora Stougiannou highlights recent work from @_Priya_R & team. #preprint Check out the #preLight ⬇️ 👀 prelights.biologists.com/highlights/mec…
Shaping the postnatal brain - how the grooves of our brain continue to develop after birth. A new #SciArt #preLight features graphical abstracts by Jeny Jose and @sandaklyj. It highlights the work of @sarah_shi_tung, @vsnatu and @kalatwt's group. prelights.biologists.com/highlights/how…
Why the Pride parade is sign of successful development of the LGBTQ+ community and how do we notice that even in professional surroundings? The #Prideparade in #Berlin took place on July 26, 2025, in a #colorful way with the motto "#neverquietagain." Politicians worldwide…




‘These signals, they’re made for jogging’: Nodal and FGF signals regulate early zebrafish cardiac morphogenetic events. Theodora Stougiannou #preLights the #preprint by Vanessa Gonzalez &co. prelights.biologists.com/highlights/syn…
Flip a switch, control cell adhesion! Another #sciArt #preLight features graphical abstracts by Barbora Knotkova and Sonhita Chakraborty and presents the work of Ryosuke Nishimura from the @KanchanawongLab💫 prelights.biologists.com/highlights/opt…
What if we could universally recombine, insert, delete, or invert any two pieces of DNA? In back-to-back @Nature papers, we report the discovery of bridge RNAs and 3 atomic structures of the first natural RNA-guided recombinase - a new mechanism for programmable genome design
"Deciphering of Pod Borer [Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner)] Resistance in Cajanus platycarpus (Benth.) Offers Novel Insights on the Reprogramming and Role of #Flavonoid Biosynthesis Pathway". Hope this study can be helpful for your research!🧐 👉mdpi.com/1708940
#ILLUSTRACIENCIA10 Chiara Cau - Ciclo de vida de Helicoverpa armigera sobre Solanum lycopersicum ift.tt/VTMsjtx #ILUSTRACIONCIENTIFICA
It's fascinating how this bird is able to swallow such a big catch!!! The Goliath heron's anatomy of not having an epiglottis allows it to swallow large items. It swallows it headfirst which helps prevent the scales from bruising its throat.^MJ #AmboseliHomeofBirds
#EndothelialCell GTPBP3, a mitochondrial enzyme in tRNA processing, ⏫#Angiogenesis in🐭embryo, retina & ischemic limb Depending on mTORC1, but not VEGFR/STAT/HIF1/NFκB siGTPBP3▶️ ⏫HRI▶️ ⏫p-eIF2α▶️ ⏫ATF4▶️ ⏫Senstrin 2▶️ ⏬mTORC1 activity Also ⏫mitoROS ⏬OXPHOS Thanks for…
#Monacha #cartusiana (#Hygromiidae) is a land #snail #species not originally distributed in #CentralEurope but is now frequently found there. Two #scientific papers will be briefly presented, one dealing with the increasing #northward #spread of the species in #EasternEurope, and…




Purple Hairstreak, Ryton Wood Meadows. @BCWarwickshire @savebutterflies
#高原故事 【青藏• #魅力高原 】 白云绿草马牛羊 天籁声声入画廊 #nature #Tibetan #photography #Tibetanview #scenery #plateau #Xizang #landscape #藏地风光 #西藏
In my latest @preLights post, I highlight this recent work by Giulia Allavena et al. in which the authors find that blocking telomeric DNA damage pathway using antisens oligonucleotides reduces premature aging in zebrafish 🐟🧬 Check it out. prelights.biologists.com/highlights/tel…
June in preprints 📃 We've trawled through the latest #preprints in #DevBio, #StemCells and related fields, and here's a list of what we found: thenode.biologists.com/june-in-prepri… Congrats to everyone involved! As usual, if we've missed anything, let us know.
A brilliant work by our PhD student Shih-Hao Chu ➡️A novel demonstration of the effect of embedding liquid metal droplets in conductive polymers, enhancing their electrochromic properties ✴️Flexible, durable, and high electrochromic performance pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…
The #white #campion, #Silene #latifolia (#Caryophyllaceae), is common in #Berlin and prefers sunny #habitats. This article introduced aspects of its biology and also a scientific study on the regulation of its #reproductive #organdevelopment. #Silenelatifolia is native to…




Seeing and (not) believing! The role of hypoblast in primitive streak induction. In her second #preLight, Ruoheng Li covers the #preprint by @VilledieuA_bio and the @JgrosL research team. prelights.biologists.com/highlights/liv…
🔬 Biodiversity, Systematics, and Taxonomy of Ostariophysi (Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii): What We Know Today After Three Decades of Integration of Morphological and Molecular Data. 🔓 mdpi.com/2673-6500/5/2/…