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30 years of Xist/XIST discovery
Posted by the Node, on 24 November 2023
How was the most famous long noncoding RNA in mammals discovered? This was the subject of the round-table session “30 years of Xist/XIST discovery”, held during the 2023 X-inactivation conference …The Maw at Etna — featured image from the Node-BSDB virtual art exhibition
Posted by the Node, on 23 November 2023
In the recent BSDB-the Node virtual art exhibition, Oliver Anderson’s ‘The Maw at Etna’ was selected as the Judges’ Choice in the ‘Scientific images’ category. We briefly caught up with …Catch up on Development presents… November webinar on development and disease
Posted by the Node, on 22 November 2023
Catch up on the talks on metabolism and development from Mauricio Rocha-Martins, Nicole Edwards and Cecilia Arriagada.SciArt profile: Lauren Moon
Posted by the Node, on 20 November 2023
Find out more about Lauren Moon, a PhD student in developmental biology who enjoys creating science-themed calligraphy and hand-painted ceramic plates.Genetics Unzipped – Dumb luck: Amazing adaptations from happy little accidents
Posted by Kat Arney, on 16 November 2023
In the latest episode of the Genetics Unzipped podcast, author and science journalist Rebecca Coffey chats with us about some amazing adaptations and Darwinian delights from her book, Beyond Primates. …Development presents… December webinar on germ cell development
Posted by the Node, on 14 November 2023
Our next Development presents… webinar is on the topic of germ cell development and will be chaired by Development Editor, Swathi Arur (MD Anderson Cancer Center). Tuesday 5 December 2023 …A day in the life of two Sea Star labs
Posted by Margherita Perillo, on 13 November 2023
Margherita Perillo, Zak Swartz and Jamie MacKinnon from the MBL describe a day in the life of working with the sea star.Conference Alert! The Neural Crest: From Patient to Model System and back again
Posted by Amy Kerr, on 9 November 2023
Come join us next year in France to discuss all things Neural Crest: From patient to model system and back agan.This conference is organised by the Ph.D students of the …The Node Network
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- I’m going on an adventure, to find the fertilizer by Margot Smit
- More Than a Powerhouse: How Mitochondria Help to Build an Embryo by Alexandra MacColl Garfinkel
- Lab meeting with the Żylicz Lab
- SciArt profile: Ana Beiriger
- Developmental biologists tackle biodiversity, peer review, climate change in annual Development meeting by Brent Foster
- Be beating, my still heart! by Bill Jia
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