This month on the Node- February 2016
Posted by the Node, on 1 March 2016
Research
– Two different applications of optogenetics were highlighted on the Node this month. Giorgia wrote about how optogenetics can be used to control morphogenesis in Drosophila. Meanwhile, Clare and Rachel described how they adapted the phytochrome system to live zebrafish embryos, allowing proteins to be moved within a live embryo using light!
– What is the relationship between ESCs and cells in the mouse embryo? And how does naïve pluripotency differ in mouse and primate species? Thorsten posted about his latest paper and introduced a mouse and marmoset pathway expression atlas for early development.
– Carine and Nadine presented a new method to detect and quantify single RNAs at cellular resolution in zebrafish embryos.
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– And a 1898 paper by T. H. Morgan on planarian regeneration is the focus of our latest ‘Forgotten Classic’, following a recommendation by Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado.
A day in the life
This month saw two new additions to our ongoing series!
– Helena, who was doing her PIPS internship with us until recently, wrote about what it is like to do cell culture and work with ESCs.
– And the McGregor lab told us about what is like using house spiders to study developmental biology and development!
Discussion
– Have you ever deposited your paper in a pre print server like bioRxiv? What would persuade you to? Share your thoughts with the latest Question of the Month!
– Why are international collaborations important? James wrote about his visit to India to launch a new EMBO partnership.
– And we reposted a best practice guide to combating irreproducibility in mouse research, originally published in Disease Models & Mechanisms.
Also on the Node
– What’s the common thread between growth and regeneration? Katherine shared a report from a recent Keystone meeting on this topic.
– Are you a fly pusher? Mario developed a free software that will help you keep track of your genetic crosses!
– Two book reviews featured on the Node this month. Helena reviewed the book “Decoding the Language of Genetics” by David Botstein, while Heather considered the brave new world of human germline genetic modification by reading “GMO Sapiens” by Paul Knoepfler.
– and Karin visited the Huisken lab in Dresden to image zebrafish development using panoramic SPIM, sponsored by a Development Travelling Fellowship.
Would you like to run the Node? Last month we also announced that we are recruiting a new Node community manager! The deadline for applications is the 14th of March.
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