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Stem cell success is team work!

Posted by , on 17 September 2013

    Stem cell beauty…yes they are so beautiful, they have amazing properties, they bring a lot of hope for future therapies…well, yes they are the stars! However, like in ...

In Development this week (Vol. 140, Issue 19)

Posted by , on 17 September 2013

Here are the highlights from the new issue of Development:   Roadmap for human trophoblast model Correct trophoblast development is essential for placenta function and embryogenesis. In humans, the early ...

(Developmental) Biology around the internet- September 2013

Posted by , on 16 September 2013

Here is our monthly round-up of some of the interesting content that we spotted around the internet:   News & Research – Nature reported this month that stem cells have ...

Proepicardial cells go for a swim: how fluid flows guide epicardial progenitors to the heart

Posted by , on 12 September 2013

The epicardium, the layer of cells covering the myocardium, plays an essential role in heart maturation and formation of the heart valves and coronary vasculature. It derives from the proepicardium ...

Antibody reporting in developmental biology journals

Posted by , on 12 September 2013

We are trying to encourage scientists and journals to work together to improve reporting of antibody experiments which is often poor. See our comment article; http://f1000research.com/articles/2-153/v2 We would really appreciate ...

An interview with Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado

Posted by , on 11 September 2013

Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado is an investigator at the Stowers Institute and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and has worked for many years on regeneration in a little flatworm- the planaria. The ...

Woods Hole MBL embryology course turns 120

Posted by , on 11 September 2013

The Node has featured many interesting posts in collaboration with the Woods Hole MBL embryology course in the last few years. Students write every year about their experiences in the ...

The maternal squint puzzle - part 2

Posted by , on 11 September 2013

 The maternal squint puzzle – part 2 Karuna Sampath         Here is the background story for a recent paper from my lab in eLife, “An Essential Role ...

CNIC conference: Cardiovascular Development, Disease and Repair

Posted by , on 10 September 2013

CNIC conference: Cardiovascular Development, Disease and Repair 8-9th November 2013 Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares CNIC, Madrid, Spain. Abstract submission deadline: 20th October 2013 For more information and registration please ...

Woods Hole images round 4- choose a movie to be a Development cover!

Posted by , on 5 September 2013

For the last round of Woods Hole images this year we have an exciting development- the last round is a movie round! Below are 4 great movies from last year’s ...

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