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Growing a human body part - and cloning babies

Posted by , on 4 July 2012

Last week, I attended the “Growing a Human Part” talk at the Royal Institution, with talks by John Gurdon and Helen Blau. You can read the announcement on the Node, ...

CoB Workshop (Day 4): Epigenetic Memory

Posted by , on 3 July 2012

Reflecting on all the great talks over the course of four days, this meeting has been one of the most enjoyable I’ve been to – I’m sure it was due ...

12th International Conference on Limb Development and Regeneration, Mont-Tremblant Canada

Posted by , on 3 July 2012

This year’s limb conference was held on the 3-7 June at the scenic Mont-Tremblant, Quebec in Canada hosted at Le Grand Lodge hotel. During the winter, it is one of ...

Stem Cell Revolutions: A Review

Posted by , on 2 July 2012

Stem cells are often in the media and are promoted as wonder cells that can solve the problems of most diseases. The stories told throughout this film give the story ...

This Month on the Node - June 2012

Posted by , on 2 July 2012

June marked the start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, as well as the Node’s second birthday. We celebrated this occasion with… a plethora of conferences, courses, workshops, and job ...

The Node in Japan

Posted by , on 30 June 2012

Earlier this month, I attended the annual meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, which was held in Yokohama this year. I won’t go into much detail about ...

MBL course: Gene regulatory networks for Development

Posted by , on 28 June 2012

In October, the MBL in Woods Hole will host the 5th high level short course on developmental gene regulatory networks. Course directors are Eric Davidson and David McClay, with Isabelle ...

CoB Workshop: Epigenetic Memory Day 3

Posted by , on 27 June 2012

Tuesday, third day of the workshop, brings up more arguments to the epigenetic memory debate. Alyson Ashe from Cambridge UK discussed the establishment and maintenance of silencing through generations in ...

CoB workshop: Epigenetic Memory, Day 2

Posted by , on 27 June 2012

The day starts with a sumptuous breakfast, and the promise of some great talks. Carl Wu talks about the assembly of histone variants at yeast centromeres. Edith Heard takes us ...

@ICAR 2012: Introductory Workshop on the Mechanics of Plant Growth

Posted by , on 26 June 2012

Please join us on the first day of ICAR 2012  (Tuesday 2nd July 16.00-17.30) for a series of short topical introductions to the field and discussions. Find out how mechanics ...

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