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Adapting to change: insights from new organisms in cell and developmental biology

Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: We are living in an era of environmental change with undeniable parallels with past mass extinctions. To improve our understanding of planetary health and resilience, we must expand our research beyond traditional lab models. Forecasting the future of biological diversity relies on extrapolation of past trends, which necessitates the study of a wider range of biological systems. The 'Unconventional and Emerging Experimental Organisms for Cell and Developmental Biology' meeting, which took place in Dorking, UK, in September 2023, emphasized the importance of this broader approach. Discussions centered on evolutionary innovation, robustness and diversity, underscoring the need for broader taxon sampling and novel experimental models to address current and future challenges.
Source: Development
DOI: 10.1242/dev.204389
Language: English
Open Access status: bronze
Funders: Universität Hohenheim, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, H2020 European Research Council
Awards: G2405277688, RNA and genome regionalization in giant single cells: implications for cellular patterning, G3323599028, G3502731717, Resolving the molecular mechanisms of intracellular coral-algal symbiosis, G4157180596, G510075810, G7533992395, G9000095361
OpenAlex ID: W4403402130
FWCI: 0.231
Cites: 19
Cited by: 2
Related to: 10