We are very excited to share our new paper on @ScienceMagazine about the mechanism for red and yellow hues variation in #parrots 🦜.#ScienceResearch. @CIBIO_InBIO @WUSTL @CharlesUniPRG .📸 @M_Miguel_Araujo . Follow the thread:

RT @ScienceMagazine: A single enzyme fine-tunes red and yellow pigments in parrots’ polychromatic plumage, according to a new Science study….

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Such work was only possible throught the close collaboration of researchers around the World.@soraiambarbosa @JindraBrejcha @YoheyOgawa @MichalNicola1 @CIMarques2 @evoPAA @GerbenDebruyn @Rita_O_Afonso @Ricardo_J_Lopes @sywsin @genologos @M_Miguel_Araujo @CorboLab.

The combination of several #biochemical and #genetics techniques allowed us to identify ALDH3A2, an enzyme co-opted from an original function in the detoxification of aldehydes,.as a regulator for the bright reds and yellows in parrots.🖌️ @joana_gcc

Many other parrot species bred in captivity were included in this study, confirming the key role of a single-enzyme in color variation.📹@Ricardo_J_Lopes

The dusky lory is a parrot native to New Guinea, with red and yellow morphs that coexist in nature.We leveraged this extremely rare phenomenon to identify an enzyme responsible for modulating the expression of parrot-specific red and yellow #pigments -psittacofulvins

RT @AdvSciNews: Researchers @VogelLab mimic nature’s striking colors using colloidal photonic crystals containing polydopamine. Polydopami….

RT @AttilaMarton_: Wondering if the rufous color of some cuckoo females is an ancient character or it evolved in each sex-limited dicromati….

RT @tibe_biopolis: #TiBE2022 - THE BIOLOGY OF COLOUR - gave us a great week full of amazing science and networking opportunities. Thanks to….

RT @tibe_biopolis: #TiBE2022 starts tomorrow! During the first day of the meeting (December 5th) we will have the welcome reception and reg….

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Our work has now been featured on the cover of #G3Journal by @GeneticsGSA - an amazing photo by @pedrotaucce of the Neotropical leaf frog Phyllomedusa bahiana, to accompany the report of its de novo genome assembly.

RT @tibe_biopolis: ⚠️ #TiBE2022 is moving to a new venue!. Due to a large interest in our event, with more than 170 participants which led….

Work will be mostly conducted @CIBIO_InBIO an internationally recognized Research Unit in biological sciences conducting basic and applied research on the three main components of biodiversity: genes, species and ecosystems.

The student will be integrated in the EVOLGEN group, which brings together researchers interested in evolutionary change and in the genetic determinants of biological diversity. Our ultimate goal is to map phenotypic variation to the gene level:

This project seeks to tackle the genetic, developmental, and cellular basis of colours in birds from an innovative perspective by explicitly focusing on single-cell omics methodologies applied to feather and colour patterning morphogenesis.

Feathers represent the most complex epidermal structures of vertebrates, involving elaborate colour patterns whose developmental and biochemical bases are only partially understood.

PhD student position open - deadline in 10 days. Our group @CIBIO_InBIO looking for a student to focus on single-cell omics methodologies applied to feather and colour patterning morphogenesis. Deadline November 14

RT @tibe_biopolis: ⚠️ Programme update for #TiBE2022: Session 2 - Mechanisms of Colour Production. We now have our confirmed list of select….