Videos

1. Roberto's talk at the EMBO meeting "Evolution in the Time of Genomics" (2012): A talk given after Walter Gehring and Eric Davidson (Yes I was nervous)

   • Link: Watch on YouTube (Start at 1:10:00)

2. Explaining our Current Biology Paper

   • Link: Watch on YouTube

3. Julien's talk at the 3rd Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology, Montreal (2024)

   • Link: Watch on YouTube (Start at 30:00)

4. Matt's talk at the 3rd Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology, Montreal (2024)

   • Link: Watch on YouTube

In the News

1. The Guardian

   • Title: Evolution row ends as scientists declare sponges to be sister of all animals

   • Link: Read Article

2. The Times

   • Title: Humble sea sponge is ancestor of all humanity

   • Link: Read Article

3. Newsweek

   • Title: Sponges are ancestors of all animals

   • Link: Read Article

4. The Independent

   • Title: Humans' sponge creatures evolution 750 million years ago ancestor species

   • Link: Read Article

5. Corriere della Sera (in Italian)

   • Title: Spugne: biologia sulle nostre origini

   • Link: Read Article

6. Scientific American

   • Title: Animal vision evolved 700 million years ago

   • Link: Read Article

7. Wall Street Journal by Matt Ridley

   • Link: Read Article