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Meeting report- First joint meeting of the French society for developmental biology and for genetics

Posted by , on 25 November 2013

The first joint meeting of the French Society for Developmental Biology and the French Society of Genetics took place close to Avignon, in Isle sur la Sorgue, between the 12th ...

Making an Exhibition of your Science

Posted by , on 22 November 2013

What is a science exhibition? These are publicly accessible exhibitions that hold stalls designed to communicate specific areas of science to a lay audience. They tend to vary in terms ...

Outreach activity- Using modified ping-pong balls to demonstrate early embryogenesis and embryonic stem cell activity

Posted by , on 22 November 2013

  Why is this a good activity? It is often difficult to communicate how the organization of individual cells can affect later function, particularly with regard to early embryogenesis and ...

World Cell Race 2013

Posted by , on 22 November 2013

Usain Bolt may be the fastest man alive, but which is the fastest cell? Since 2011 that the World Cell Race has been trying to answer this question. The motivation ...

A day in the life of... a chick lab

Posted by , on 21 November 2013

Hi I’m Steve and I work in the Sensory Development lab at the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology in Kobe, Japan. We study the development of the chick inner ear. ...

ELLS Webinar: Neuronal cell death goes live – microglia as the guardians of the developing brain

Posted by , on 20 November 2013

Ever wondered how cells communicate with each other during brain development? What happens to cells which the body doesn’t need any longer? And how do scientists study the events that ...

A study on cell migration provides insights into the movement of cancer cells

Posted by , on 20 November 2013

Using Drosophila melanogaster, researchers at IRB Barcelona discover that during multiple cell migrations a single cell can act as leader, dragging the others with it. _____________ The migration of groups ...

(Developmental) Biology around the internet- November 2013

Posted by , on 19 November 2013

Here is our monthly round-up of some of the interesting content that we spotted around the internet:   News – Developmental biologist Jim Smith, director of MRC National Institute for ...

In Development this week (Vol. 140, Issue 23)

Posted by , on 19 November 2013

Here are the highlights from the new issue of Development:   Broken-hearted over Hippo Mammalian cardiac regeneration is greatly impeded by the massive loss of cardiomyocytes that occurs following acute ...

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