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Recent posts
Exploring the Uncharted Waters of Endothelial Tip Cell Migration: A Story of Aquaporins, Hydrostatic Pressure, and Angiogenesis
Posted by Li-Kun Phng, on 2 April 2025
Behind the Paper Story of “Combined forces of hydrostatic pressure and actin polymerisation drive endothelial tip cell migration and sprouting angiogenesis”.Unexpected role of β-catenin signaling in germ layer specification
Posted by Grigory Genikhovich, on 31 March 2025
A ‘Show and tell’ post from Tatiana Lebedeva and Grigory Genikhovich, about their latest paper on the embryonic development of the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis.The Node Time Machine – March 2013
Posted by Joyce Yu, on 28 March 2025
At the end of each month, I pick a random year from the past 15 years of the Node, and take a look at what people were talking about back …Results from the Node–FocalPlane image competition
Posted by the Node, on 27 March 2025
To accompany the Biologists @ 100 conference, we’ve partnered with FocalPlane to bring to you an image competition. We shortlisted 15 images and asked you to vote for your favourite …3rd Crick Beddington Symposium: Shared Roots and Divergent Paths in the Chick Spinal Cord
Posted by Alex Neaverson, on 26 March 2025
During the coffee break on the second day of the 3rd Crick Beddington Symposium, I approached Dr Giulia Boezio, a postdoc in the Briscoe lab at the Francis Crick Institute. …An interview with Pleasantine Mill, winner of the 2025 BSDB Wolpert Medal
Posted by the Node, on 25 March 2025
Pleasantine Mill is awarded the 2025 British Society for Development Biology (BSDB) Wolpert Medal, which recognises an individual who has made extraordinary contributions to the teaching and communication of developmental …A conversation with the Node Community Managers, past and present
Posted by Joyce Yu, on 24 March 2025
To mark the 15th birthday of the Node, the past and present Community Managers of the Node got together to chat about what it’s like working at the Node, and …How to build a community site for developmental biologists
Posted by Joyce Yu, on 24 March 2025
What did it take to build a community site from scratch? What even is a community site? Follow along to find out how the Node was born.The Second International Symposium on Women in Tunicate Biology
Posted by Marie Nydam, on 21 March 2025
-Program- All times below refer to West Coast USA/East Coast USA Please email Marie Nydam (mnydam “at” soka dot edu) for the Zoom link Day One: Tuesday, March 25th …A practical guide to Biologists @ 100
Posted by the Node, on 17 March 2025
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Most-read posts in March
- The Beginners’ Guide to Scientific Conferences by Jen Annoh
- 3rd Crick Beddington Symposium: Somites get lost without Hox keeping time by Alex Neaverson
- Fish, Frogs, Friends, Lend me your Ears. by Mathi Thiruppathy
- #DanioDigest (February 2025) by Kevin Thiessen (Zebrafish Rock!)
- Human brain development on a vacation island by Dosh Whye
- An interview with Pleasantine Mill, winner of the 2025 BSDB Wolpert Medal
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