#  Understanding how evolution shaped the insect visual system 

 





February 25, 2021

 

 

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[Marjorie Liénard](https://scholar.harvard.edu/marjorielienard) and MCZ Faculty-Curator of Entomology, [Naomi Pierce](https://piercelab.oeb.harvard.edu), led a study to develop an *in vitro* method for probing what colors an insect sees. The research was published in [PNAS](https://www.pnas.org/content/118/6/e2008986118) and featured in the [Harvard Gazette](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/02/understanding-how-evolution-shaped-the-insect-visual-system/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Gazette%2020210225%20(1)).



 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ Entomology ](/news/entomology)