
Nathan Kenny
@spiralcleavage
Kia ora! Lecturer at the University of Otago, Rutherford Fellow. Interested in ππ¦πͺ±π¦π§½ & π§¬. More: idealabotago.com
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Check out our latest work, looking at the evolution of sponges and their spicule- based skeletons! Many thanks to M. Eleonora Rossi and all the co-authors!

Katerina's KaterinaAchilleos newest paper has just hit the presses! Check out the difference between biomineralisation in "young" and "old" tissue types here: frontiersin.org/journals/marinβ¦


Harmful algal blooms are increasing in frequency, with real impacts on our food sources. In Hannah Greenhough's newest article, we explore how the dinoflagellate behind these (Alexandrium pacificum) affects mussel reproduction, defences, and other organisms! doi.org/10.1016/j.mareβ¦

π Register for #Molluscs2024! π Access all sessions, a guided tour, daily AM/PM tea, welcome reception, and conference dinner. Abstracts submission and early bird registrations closing Aug 31.πβ¨ molluscs2024.com.au Original photo: Henry Carrick






Congratulations to Caleb Trimble, PhD student co-supervised by Dr Nathan Kenny and Dr Matthias Fellner, for his NZSBMB poster award at Biomolecular Horizons 2024 in Melbourne last week. "Molecular investigations into the basis and role of colouration in tropical sea star Linckia laevigata"


The beauty lies in their diversity from shallow to deep, from tropical to polar, from models to exotic, even carnivorous, including their microbial symbionts and boasting natural products diversity Earth BioGenome Project π Lucia Pita Ana Riesgo π©π½βπ¬π§¬π¬

Thrilled to see this work published Science Magazine @peterkdearden Graham McCulloch @ludo_dutoit @TK_Dunedin Brodie Foster Gracie Kroos Dr Mei Peng Human-driven evolution of color in a stonefly mimic | Science science.org/doi/10.1126/scβ¦



