NPR Short Wave: ‘Are you a model?’: Crickets are so hot right now
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.
How human hair helped us learn more about cricket embryos: Faculty Opinions Recommendation
How human hair helped us learn more about cricket embryos: Faculty Opinions Recommendation.
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.
Extavour Lab’s Cricket Embryo Research Highlighted in New York Times
Extavour Lab’s Cricket Embryo Research Highlighted in New York Times.
Diana Crow. Harvard MCB Department News. 17 August, 2022. Article.
Micrographs of various portions of cricket embryos during development.
The Mysterious Dance of the Cricket Embryos
The Mysterious Dance of the Cricket Embryos.
Siobhan Roberts. The New York Times. 5 August, 2022. Article.
How Wandering Nuclei Shape Developing Embryos
How Wandering Nuclei Shape Developing Embryos
Viviane Callier. The Scientist. 29 July, 2022. Article.
1000 Inspiring Black Scientists in America
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
And the Oskar goes to: germ-soma differentiation in insects
Big Biology Podcast, with Marty Martin and Art Woods. Episode 54: “And the Oskar goes to: germ-soma differentiation in insects.” December 17, 2020
An Interview with Alan Alda: How oskar the gene invented sex
Alan Alda’s Clear and Vivid Podcast, “How oskar the gene invented sex.” December 14, 2020
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Music and Science with Cassandra Extavour
The Handel and Haydn Society‘s Tuning In Podcast, with Guy Fishman. Episode 8: “Music and Science with Cassandra Extavour.” October 5, 2020
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Creativity springs from unusual pairings
A scientist who doubles as a professional singer reveals how a surprising combination produced a biological innovation.
Viviane Callier. The Boston Globe. 1 August, 2020. Article
