Experimental work shows the Ecdysone dependency of thetardigrade molting.

a wnt-code in a brachiopod

A new workhorse in the institute…

TEM meets single cell -omics - in 2D, 3D and 4D!

These doctorates will be well educated. Stay tuned - positions will be announced and details will be provided.

The Osedax genome in comparison with vestimentiferans reveal the ecology and evolution of the symbiosis that is essential in this clade. Current and former members of the Hejnol-Lab collaborated to better understand the close inter-kingdom activity in the deep ocean.

The evolution of swimming larva has been puzzling for many zoologists since hundreds of years. In some evolutionary scenarios of the evolution of animals they even play a fundamental role. However, it seems not so difficult to intercalate a larval stage in a life cycle. A temporal shift of gene expression seems sufficient.

We used the animal diversity to understand the role and evolution of ASICs in animals - a collaboration with Tim Lynagh https://www.lynaghlab.com

We challenged the immune system of the nemertean Lineus ruber. Read what we found out!