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  1. From bands to spots, the secrets of the leopard #gecko's skin
    phys.org/news/2024-07-bands-se

    The dynamic behavior of chromatophores marks the transition from bands to spots in leopard #geckos pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2400

    "while all three types of #chromatophores are present in juveniles, the iridophores disappear after a few months, and this period coincides with the transition from bands to spots"

  2. Our study on the functional conservation of alphaproteobacterial Mic60 is out in Current Biology! This is consistent with the origin of mitochondrial cristae from alphaproteobacterial ICMs. Free access here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1gl4Z3Q
    #mitochondria #cristae #purplebacteria #chromatophores #icms #symbiosis #eukaryogenesis #alphaproteobacteria #bioenergetics

  3. Our study on the functional conservation of alphaproteobacterial Mic60 is out in Current Biology! This is consistent with the origin of mitochondrial cristae from alphaproteobacterial ICMs. Free access here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1gl4Z3Q
    #mitochondria #cristae #purplebacteria #chromatophores #icms #symbiosis #eukaryogenesis #alphaproteobacteria #bioenergetics

  4. Our study on the functional conservation of alphaproteobacterial Mic60 is out in Current Biology! This is consistent with the origin of mitochondrial cristae from alphaproteobacterial ICMs. Free access here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1gl4Z3Q
    #mitochondria #cristae #purplebacteria #chromatophores #icms #symbiosis #eukaryogenesis #alphaproteobacteria #bioenergetics

  5. Squid skin inspires novel “liquid windows” for greater energy savings - Enlarge / Artist's impression of a "liquid window' prototype inspired b... - arstechnica.com/?p=1914482 #energyandenvironment #chromatophores #thermodynamics #optofluidics #biomimicry #science #animals #biology #physics #squid