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29 November 2024 The sea anemone is visible as an elongated shape against a dark background, with gene expression visible in four colours (green – concentrated in the tentacles to the right, orange – at the base of the tentacles, yellow – in a leaf shape near the middle, purple – concentrated in the end opposite the tentacles, to the left)

The sea anemone is visible as an elongated shape against a dark background, with gene expression visible in four colours (green – concentrated in the tentacles to the right, orange – at the base of the tentacles, yellow – in a leaf shape near the middle, purple – concentrated in the end opposite the tentacles, to the left)

Sea anemone study shows how animals stay ‘in shape’

Scientists have shown how regenerating sea anemones restore their shape following a major injury, uncovering novel cellular and molecular mechanisms.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

2024

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15 November 2023

Why time is of the essence in development

EMBL developmental biologists – with help from other disciplines – pursue the significance of time, timing, and transitions in organisms during their development

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2023

13 October 2023 Scientific illustration showing various model organisms used to study developmental plasticity and a series of concentric circles representing adaptability of interactions.

Scientific illustration showing various model organisms used to study developmental plasticity and a series of concentric circles representing adaptability of interactions.

Understanding developmental plasticity in time and space

A two-week practical course introduced participants to the intricacies of studying the dynamic interplay between organisms and their changing environment and how it impacts development and evolution.

LAB MATTERS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

2023

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16 September 2022 Four blue forms against a black background that transition from small circle to oval to tubular shapes.

Does exercise drive development? In the sea anemone, the way you move matters.

The latest research from EMBL’s Ikmi group employs interdisciplinary approaches to show how sea anemone ‘exercise’ changes their developing size and shape, uncovering an intimate relationship between behaviour and body development

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

2022

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23 June 2021 Bright blue oblong shape with white hairs on surface on black background.

Starlet sea anemone

EMBL PhD student Anniek Stokkermans captured this side view of a Nematostella vectensis larva during this transition, using instrumentation in the Advanced Light Microscopy Facility at EMBL Heidelberg.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

2021

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3 June 2021 Illustration of a rocky coastline with sailing boat, mountains, underwater organisms, bridge and factory in the background.

Living laboratories

Under the innovative Planetary Biology research theme, EMBL scientists aim to understand life in the context of its environment.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

2021

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6 April 2021 Sea anemone polyp seen through a microscope, cell nuclei and muscles highlighted.

A multifunctional mouth

This image of a young Nematostella vectensis polyp shows two of the characteristic tentacles as well as the gaping mouth of the animal.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

2021

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2 September 2020 Four different evolutionary steps showing the formation and grow of tentacle arms.

Eat more to grow more arms…if you’re a sea anemone

An international group of researchers, led by scientists from EMBL Heidelberg, have discovered that the number of tentacle arms a sea anemone grows depends on the amount of food it eats.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

2020

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19 May 2020