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A short rant on the present and future of developmental biology
Posted by Jonas Hartmann, on 11 September 2024
Observing a cluster of migrating cells or a developing embryo through the lens of a microscope can be a visceral experience; one is struck by the ephemeral beauty, layered complexity, …The bumpy journey to the signal that kicks off endosperm development
Posted by Sarsim, on 9 September 2024
Here, Sara Simonini and Ueli Grossniklaus from the Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology and Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, University of Zurich, tell the story behind the paper “A paternal …Catch up on Development presents… September webinar on cardiac development and regeneration
Posted by the Node, on 6 September 2024
Catch up on the Development presents… webinar on 4 September, featuring talks from Lydia Djenoune and Keaton Schuster.Development presents… October webinar on environment, evolution and development
Posted by the Node, on 4 September 2024
Hear from three early-career researchers studying environment, evolution and development. Chaired by Guest Editor, Karen Sears.August in preprints
Posted by the Node, on 4 September 2024
Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental and stem cell biology (and related) preprints.How we learned to build a gliding mammal
Posted by Jorge Moreno, on 2 September 2024
Read the story behind the paper “Emx2 underlies the development and evolution of marsupial gliding membranes” from first author Jorge Moreno.Help optimise the SAFE Labs Handbook by filling in our survey
Posted by Pip Coen, on 30 August 2024
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Posted by Alex Neaverson, on 30 August 2024
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Most-read posts in August
- New PI diaries: Hiring people and building a lab by Margot Smit
- Behind the paper: Rarely seen development of a viviparous shark – emergence of the hammerhead by Gareth Fraser
- When a medical doctor steps into a developmental biology lab to study the mechanics of human embryo development by Jean-Léon Maître
- Different Ways to Build a Brain: Millie Race’s PhD research by Alex Neaverson
- SciArt profile: Dhananjay Chaturvedi
- Biologists @ 100: a one-of-a-kind conference by Alex Eve
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