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Posted by Jon Moulton on January 10th, 2011
Open-access video protocol for electroporating into zebrafish ears
Posted by Eva Amsen on January 6th, 2011
The modENCODE project (model organism encyclopedia of DNA elements) is a collaborative effort to identify all sequence-based functional elements of Drosophila and C. elegans. The project has now produced almost a thousand data sets with information about transcription, epigenetics, replication and gene regulation across different developmental stages and multiple cell lines. Just before the holidays,[…]
Posted by Erin M Campbell on January 5th, 2011
Cancer and stem cells are two very loaded biology concepts, and more frequently can be found in the same discussion. Stem cells within tumors are able to divide and provide the various differentiated cell types that a tumor requires to thrive. And, identifying how a normal stem cell divides, or stops dividing, can help further[…]
Posted by the Node on January 5th, 2011
Message from the BSDB, reposted with permission. Keep in mind that the funding opportunities are for BSDB members only, and the final deadline is very, very soon. The poster for the course was posted on the Node earlier. We have the unique opportunity to provide UK BSDB members with funded opportunities to attend an intensive[…]
Posted by Linda on January 5th, 2011
But you know he’ll always keep movin’ You know he’s never gonna stop movin’ Cause he’s rollin’, he’s a rollin’ stone ~ Baker Street, by Gerry Rafferty (Link to Song on Youtube) Something to ponder. whether you’re a rock star or researcher, you’re bound to be on the road at some point. Seldom do researchers[…]
Posted by Seema Grewal on January 4th, 2011
Here are the research highlights from the new issue of Development: Wnt/PCP signalling, microtubules and gastrulation During vertebrate gastrulation, convergence and extension (C&E) movements shape the germ layers to form the anterioposteriorly elongated body axis of vertebrate embryos. Non-canonical Wnt/planar cell polarity (Wnt/PCP) signalling regulates C&E by polarising the morphology and behaviour of cells, which[…]
Posted by Linda on December 31st, 2010
Let me take you on a Bioluminescent journey across many kingdoms. If you’re not well acquainted with the term, it’s the ability of living things to chemically produce light. It’s also a natural widespread feature to many organisms, from jellyfish to algae, fireflies to fungi. In recent years, it’s become a standard molecular biological tool for[…]
Posted by Eva Amsen on December 30th, 2010
Each year in early December, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute hosts a series of educational seminars, called the Holiday Lectures, in which researchers explain the very basic concepts of their work. The lectures make a great introduction to a topic, and all past lectures are available on the HHMI Biointeractive site or as DVDs for[…]
Posted by Olivier Pourquie on December 29th, 2010
(This is the editorial from Development’s first issue of 2011. It first appeared on the Development site on December 7, 2010.) As I wrote in last year’s editorial, developmental biology is facing a major revolution with the emergence of the stem cell field, to which many of our best scientists are drawn. Thus, one of[…]
Posted by Eva Amsen on December 23rd, 2010
This is the first in a series of posts about careers outside of academic research. See here for more information. To start the series on alternative careers, I’m going to share the story of how I ended up as community manager of the Node. But first I need to bring up a pet peeve: I[…]
