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In Development this week (Vol. 142, Issue 13)

Posted by , on 30 June 2015

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Controlling Traffic jam for niche specification Tissue stem cells are dependent on their local microenvironment – the niche – ...
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Nerves read the electrical topography of their microenvironment in making growth decisions

Posted by , on 29 June 2015

A really interesting recent paper on bioartificial limbs underscored the prospect of transplantation for problems in regenerative medicine. One key issue facing transplant technology is establishing appropriate innervation to the ...
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Cellular Senescence in Regeneration

Posted by , on 28 June 2015

Salamanders are remarkable organisms. Following the amputation or loss of complex structures such as parts of their eyes, hearts and brains, tails -including the spinal cord-, jaws and even full ...
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Friendly hello and a bit about stress & adult hippocampal neurogenesis

Posted by , on 27 June 2015

This is my first post for the Node, so I thought I would introduce myself a little bit… I just finished my MSc in Experimental Psychology (Behavioural Neuroscience) and now ...
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From our sister journals- June 2015

Posted by , on 22 June 2015

Here is some developmental biology related content from other journals published by The Company of Biologists.       Elucidating pulmonary hypoplasia in ciliopathies Ciliopathies are developmental disorders caused by ...
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In Development this week (Vol. 142, Issue 12)

Posted by , on 16 June 2015

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   New tool for myelin formation in vitro The myelination of axons by oligodendrocytes in the nervous system is crucial for ...
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MorphoGraphX: A platform for quantifying morphogenesis in 4D

Posted by , on 15 June 2015

Quantifying shape, growth and gene expression at the cellular level are key to understanding morphogenesis, i.e. how organs are shaped. Many image processing tools have been developed towards this goal ...
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Active hematopoietic sites in Drosophila Adult

Posted by , on 11 June 2015

Studies in the last decade have established Drosophila as the best invertebrate model to study hematopoiesis. Blood cell development in the fruitfly has been shown to have similarities to that ...
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Cortical Microcircuit Assembly: The Migratory Path Matters

Posted by , on 10 June 2015

By Peng Kate Gao Developmental neuroscience has traditionally focused on understanding the structural assembly of the nervous system. However, recently it has increasingly been recognized that development also plays a key role ...
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The human sex ratio at conception and the conception of scientific “facts”

Posted by , on 9 June 2015

Few things interest many people more than sex. For some, this means interest in practices and partners. For others, it means producing a son. There is an ocean of claims ...
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