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Trans Perspectives in Academia

Posted by , on 19 November 2024

Queer people, trans individuals in particular, remain significantly underrepresented in STEM and academia. In this Voices piece, we hear from two PhD students who identify as trans. They discuss their …
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Please, show me your boundaries

Posted by , on 18 November 2024

from Irene Karapidaki, Béryl Laplace-Builhé and Michalis Averof What is this? These are crustacean embryos injected with mRNA encoding a red fluorescent protein bound to membranes. On the left, the …

New Cross-Title Reviews Editor

Posted by , on 15 November 2024

Hi everyone! My name is Katie Pickup and I wanted to introduce myself as I’m a new Reviews Editor at The Company of Biologists. I am going to be working …

Don’t eat me!!

Posted by , on 15 November 2024

When I joined the Zon lab in June 2021, my mentor, Leonard Zon, shared an insightful piece of advice: “A good project always has two questions, one you can answer …

The role of WNT signalling upon injury in intestinal stem cells

Posted by , on 13 November 2024

Over the summer, I had the opportunity to conduct research in Vivian Li’s Lab, focusing on the role of WNT signalling in the response of intestinal stem cells to injury, …

Behind the paper: A transcriptomic hourglass in brown algae

Posted by , on 12 November 2024

Brown algae are a group of complex multicellular eukaryotes, unrelated to animals, plants and fungi. It follows that brown algae evolved the process of multicellular development independently, offering a unique …

New PI diaries: Taking Stock and Figuring Out Lab Finances

Posted by , on 10 November 2024

It’s now been 13 months since I started my lab, marking the end of my ‘New PI Diaries’ series here on the Node. The journey has so far been both …

Promoting developmental diversity in a changing world 

Posted by , on 7 November 2024

Editorial from Development’s latest Special Issue ‘Uncovering Developmental Diversity’, edited by Cassandra Extavour, Liam Dolan and Karen Sears.

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Updated on 15 November 2024