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Obituary: Hans Meinhardt (1938-2016)

Posted by , on 29 March 2016

This obituary first appeared in Development.   Patrick Müller and Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard reflect on the life and career of their colleague Hans Meinhardt.   Hans Meinhardt, a pioneer in the field ...

Developing the auxin-inducible degradation (AID) system for versatile conditional protein depletion in C. elegans

Posted by , on 19 March 2016

By Liangyu Zhang and Abby F. Dernburg    The nematode Caenorhabidis elegans is among the most widely used and powerful model organisms for studying mechanisms underlying cellular and developmental processes. ...

From our sister journals- March 2016

Posted by , on 18 March 2016

Here is some developmental biology related content from other journals published by The Company of Biologists.           Drosophila as a model to study human disease The latest ...

In Development this week (Vol. 143, Issue 6)

Posted by , on 15 March 2016

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Knocking the SOX off obesity Growth restriction in utero is associated with increased risk of obesity in later life. ...

Researchers dig up new molecular details on "the other type" of stem cells

Posted by , on 11 March 2016

Scientists at IRB Barcelona and CSIC reveal that the combination of two molecular signals determines which cells that have already differentiated can regain their stem cell properties. Their studies on ...

Forgotten classics- Principles of morphogenesis

Posted by , on 10 March 2016

  Gustafson, T., Wolpert, L. (1967) Cellular movement and contact in sea urchin morphogenesis. Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society 42, 442-498. Recommended by Thomas Lecuit (IBDM- Developmental Biology ...

In Development this week (Vol. 143, Issue 5)

Posted by , on 1 March 2016

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Mak(or)in’ the switch to adulthood The juvenile-to-adult (J/A) transition of many animals, from worms to humans, is regulated by ...

Mouse-human neural crest chimeras: Not only a matter of black and white

Posted by , on 25 February 2016

The neural crest arises between neural and non-neural ectoderm and represents a somatic cell type with unique properties of multipotency. The neural crest cells (NCCs) migrate throughout the body and ...

Moving proteins within living embryos using light

Posted by , on 24 February 2016

By Clare Buckley and Rachel Moore One of the things that we find most challenging about working with whole vertebrate organisms is how we can tie ourselves in knots trying ...

Controlling development in a flash: optogenetic modulation of cell contractility during Drosophila morphogenesis

Posted by , on 24 February 2016

Morphogenesis, the shaping of tissues and organs, is driven by a series of events that proceed in a coordinated manner, both spatially and temporally. Such events include changes in cell ...

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