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An interview with Christopher Wylie and Janet Heasman

Posted by , on 18 November 2014

This interview first appeared in Development.   The 2014 Society for Developmental Biology (SDB) Lifetime Achievement Award was jointly awarded to Christopher Wylie and Janet Heasman in recognition of their outstanding and sustained contributions ...

In Development this week (Vol. 141, Issue 23)

Posted by , on 18 November 2014

Here are the highlights from the new issue of Development:   Akt acts to reprogram germ cells Primordial germ cells (PGCs) are unipotent – they go on to form germline ...

Postdoctoral Position – Explaining Development, Evolutionary Novelty, and Evolvability

Posted by , on 18 November 2014

The Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota invites applications for a full-time postdoctoral position in conjunction with the project ...

Applications of homologous recombination-mediated genome engineering

Posted by , on 17 November 2014

We recently demonstrated an improved method for homologous recombination (HR)-mediated genome editing using TALEN (Transcription activator-like effector nuclease) in zebrafish (Shin et al., 2014). In the study, we identified that ...

A TALE OF LIMBS AND GENITALS

Posted by , on 17 November 2014

The morphological evolution of limbs and external genitalia were both essential adaptions to a life on land. While the former deals with the novel locomotory challenges facing an animal invading ...

Neurogenesis in “non-neurogenic” regions

Posted by , on 13 November 2014

In the early ‘90s, the discovery of neural stem cells in the adult brain aroused hope to exploit these cells to treat neurodegenerative diseases or even induce brain regeneration. Yet, ...

Group Leader Positions in Quantitative Biology and Modeling at Institut Pasteur

Posted by , on 13 November 2014

The Institut Pasteur (Paris, France) announces an international call for group leader positions in the field of quantitative biology and modeling in developmental systems. Successful applicants will be integrated into ...

From Stem Cells to Human Development: the video

Posted by , on 13 November 2014

We have previously posted about the workshop that Development organised in September, titled ‘From Stem Cells to Human Development’. We provided a general summary of the meeting, as well as an overview of ...

Post-Doc position in models of pattern formation and morphogenesis

Posted by , on 11 November 2014

Post-Doc position in models of pattern formation and morphogenesis 1.Job/ project description: The main objective is to: a) Develop mathematical models of organ development (starting with but no restricted to ...

Graduate position for a PhD in gene networks, pattern formation and morphogenesis

Posted by , on 11 November 2014

Graduate position for a PhD in gene networks, pattern formation and morphogenesis 1.Job/ project description: The main objectives of the PhD project is to: a) Develop mathematical models of organ ...

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