@Co_Biologists

The Company of Biologists. Not-for-profit publisher of Development, Journal of Cell Science, Journal of Experimental Biology, Disease Models & Mechanisms and Biology Open. Host of community sites the Node, preLights and FocalPlane. Supporting biologists and inspiring biology.

Website: https://www.biologists.com

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2026-10-16 11:02:28 UTC

ECRs - one week left to apply for a funded place at our Workshop on Bridging Scales and Disciplines to Understand Robust Development, 18-21 April 2027, organised by Mauricio Rocha Martins and Giulia Paci
Find out more and apply at https://www.biologists.com/workshops/apr-2027/
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2026-04-22 11:45:35 UTC

This #EarthDay2026, we’re taking action for our planet, and you can too. Through our partnership with The Woodland Trust, we’re helping restore the UK’s woods and trees, protect wildlife and boost biodiversity. Campaign, volunteer, and inspire change: https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/support-us/act
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2025-11-03 08:46:29 UTC

Thank you Adam Downie for sharing your experience of fee-free #OA publishing in Biology Open via our #ReadAndPublish agreement with The University of Queensland. Read Adam’s paper: https://bit.ly/4hA9vm1
See if your institution is participating too: https://bit.ly/3O7BxGi
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2025-10-08 12:45:11 UTC

Marine iguanas have lower metabolic rates during El Niño
This article, by Shahar Dubiner and colleagues, is Journal of Experimental Biology's Editor's choice for the month.
Find out more: https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/228/17/jeb250907/369070/
#MarineIguana #Iguana #MarineLife #Research #Animals #SeaLife #Metabolism #Biology
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2025-09-12 12:15:07 UTC

We're excited to announce the first of two prize winners in our #biologists100 sustainable travel blog competition. Read Lea’s experience of travelling via four trains from France to Liverpool.
https://www.biologists.com/stories/my-journey-from-paris-to-liverpool-in-four-trains
Stay tuned for next week’s post from winner two.
#Travel #Sustainability #EventSustainability #Trains #Environment #Energy #CarbonFootprint

2025-08-04 10:12:48 UTC

Root for your favourite Tree of the Year 2025
From trees that have inspired poetry, to trees that have appeared in movies, our partners at the Woodland Trust are spotlighting the real VI-Trees of the forest in this year’s competition supported by players of Peoples Postcode Lottery.
Cast your vote: http://bit.ly/4lG7rcM
#TreeOfTheYear #TreeOfTheYear2025 #Trees #UKTreeOfTheYear #RootedInCulture
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2024-10-17 08:58:38 UTC

Are you a graduate student or postdoc wishing to make a collaborative visit to another lab? Apply by 25 October for a Travelling Fellowship of up to £3,000 from [@Dev_journal](https://biologists.social/@Dev_journal ) [@J_Cell_Sci](https://biologists.social/@J_Cell_Sci ), [@J_Exp_Biol](https://biologists.social/@J_Exp_Biol ) and [@DMM_Journal](https://biologists.social/@DMM_Journal )
Find out more at https://www.biologists.com/grants/travelling-fellowships/
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2024-09-19 14:54:14 UTC

The Forest of Biologists have just released another set of peer reviewer trees. Each digital tree represents a real-life tree in Great Knott Wood that is being protected, thanks to the important work of our peer reviewers.
Check out the full #forestofbiologists on https://forest.biologists.com/landscape/
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