Nyhetsarkiv for Michael Sars-senteret

New research on the sea squirt Ciona intestinalis challenges the view that animals living fixed in place have simple behaviors and limited responses to their environment.

New 3D reconstructions of a key sensory organ in ctenophores reveal an unexpected structural and functional complexity. The findings suggest that an elementary brain may have already appeared in our most ancient relatives, reshaping our understanding of nervous system evolution in animals.

Join us on June 4, 2026 at Media City Bergen for a day of exceptional talks. This year's event is co-organized by the Michael Sars Centre and the Computational Biology Unit at UiB, and will focus on 'Living systems in a variable ocean'.

Some of the most promising innovations begin far from the marketplace — in the deep curiosity of fundamental research. For developmental biologist Guillaume Poncelet, that curiosity lives inside the earliest stages of life: tiny sea squirt embryos forming a heart.

As the University Museum celebrates its 200 years jubilee, researchers reflected on breakthroughs in biological sciences made at UiB and how they relate to today’s research.

Guillaume Poncelet, postdoctoral researcher in the Christiaen group, will receive funding from the UiB Idé innovation program to develop a novel product inspired by marine life.

On the 22nd of August 2025, PhD candidate Inés Fournon Berodia successfully defended her thesis titled “Epithelial cell extrusion drives cell loss during starvation-induced shrinkage in a sea anemone”.

The Michael Sars Centre is launching a Visitors Program designed to foster scientific exchange and collaborations across disciplines.