ScienceCast Summary: Divergence of germ cell-less roles in germ line development across insect species
ScienceCast audio summary of our preprint on the changing roles of the germ cell-less gene in insects. Link.
ScienceCast audio summary of our preprint on the changing roles of the germ cell-less gene in insects. Link.
Cassandra was interviewed by journalist Claudia Dreifus about her career and work for this piece published in Quanta Magazine.
NPR Short Wave: ‘Are you a model?’: Crickets are so hot right now
Aaron Scott interviews Cassandra Extavour for the NPR Short Wave Podcast.
March 9, 2023.
Stefano Di Talia. Faculty Opinions. 17 August, 2022. Article.
Seth Donoughe’s “embryo constriction device” wraps and squeezes a human hair around an insect embryo.
Diana Crow. Harvard MCB Department News. 17 August, 2022. Article.
Micrographs of various portions of cricket embryos during development.
Siobhan Roberts. The New York Times. 5 August, 2022. Article.
Viviane Callier. The Scientist. 29 July, 2022. Article.
Cassandra included in the list of 1000 Inspiring Black Scientists in America
Posted by The Community of Scholars. Cell Mentor: From Cell Press & Cell Signaling Technology, December 28, 2020. Article
Big Biology Podcast, with Marty Martin and Art Woods. Episode 54: “And the Oskar goes to: germ-soma differentiation in insects.” December 17, 2020
Alan Alda’s Clear and Vivid Podcast, “How oskar the gene invented sex.” December 14, 2020
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