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“Unconventional” posts from #DevMeeting23: Mollusks
Posted by Brent Foster, on 20 September 2023
“Unconventional” posts from #DevMeeting23: Eusocial insects
Posted by Brent Foster, on 20 September 2023
“Unconventional” posts from #DevMeeting23: Plants
Posted by Brent Foster, on 20 September 2023
From Procko, Radin et al., 2022. “Dynamic calcium signals mediate the feeding response of the carnivorous sundew plant.” PNAS. More plant representatives For this postcard, I’ve selected Ivan’s talk about …“Unconventional” posts from #DevMeeting23: Early branching metazoa
Posted by Brent Foster, on 20 September 2023
On Monday we learned a bit about early branching animals, especially the cnidarians. One poster mentioned ongoing work in ctenophores. Note: I should point out that Nematostella wasn’t the only …Considerations when conducting an interview
Posted by the Node, on 19 September 2023
Have you ever had to interview someone for an article? What are the considerations before, during and after the interview? A group of active members of the three community sites …“Unconventional” posts from #DevMeeting23: Origins of multicellularity (cont’d) & Organoids
Posted by Brent Foster, on 19 September 2023
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Posted by Alice Carstairs, on 19 September 2023
Help the NC3Rs fund the best new science that could replace, refine or reduce the use of animals in research. Our panels are instrumental in supporting the development of new …“Unconventional” posts from #DevMeeting23: Origins of multicellularity
Posted by Brent Foster, on 18 September 2023
Introducing “unconventional posts,” a miniseries celebrating the “unconventional” experimental systems presented at #DevMeeting23. Each day I’ll upload handmade postcards spotlighting the breadth of unconventional systems shared in talks or posters …The Node Network
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- “I am a developmental biologist” by Alex Eve
- Cracking the egg by Brent Foster
- Science is more than the sum of research by Mayank Chugh
- A tale of two fishes by Krista Gert
- Invincible vs Invisible: flipping the narrative on disability in academia by Katharine Hubert
- Coming Out of my Cage and I’ve Been Doing Really, Really Good by Nick Newkirk
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