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Untangling developmentally programmed obesity: role of the serotonin system

Posted by , on 27 April 2016

This post highlights the approach and findings of a new research article published in Disease Models and Mechanisms (DMM): ‘5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptors as hypothalamic targets of developmental programming in ...

Scratching the surface of a rainbow

Posted by , on 26 April 2016

  Why some vertebrates like salamanders and zebrafish are able to regenerate complex tissues while humans cannot is a question that has fascinated biologists for centuries. Understanding how and why ...

Research Assistant (Fixed Term)

Posted by , on 25 April 2016

Applications are invited for a 2 year Wellcome Trust funded Research Assistant position to join an international team in the Department of Genetics in central Cambridge. The project is led ...

Bioinformatics postdoctoral position at the Evolutionary and Functional Genomics LAB

Posted by , on 25 April 2016

The Evolutionary and Functional Genomics Lab led by Josefa González is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to join our research team at the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (CSIC-UPF). The ...

All movies of the 2016 BSCB/BSDB Spring Meeting

Posted by , on 23 April 2016

In 2016 the BSCB/BSDB Spring conference has yet again been a great success, and many prizes were announced, amongst them the BSDB’s Waddington, BSCB’s Hooke, BSCB’s Women in Cell Biology ...

Transdifferentiation and Tissue Plasticity in Cardiovascular Rejuvenation: a workshop about protein teamwork, regeneration programs and tiny needles

Posted by , on 21 April 2016

It was on the 7th of February of 2016 when 20 leading scientists from all over the world headed to the historic Wiston House in West Sussex, England, to spend ...

Interview with Beddington medal winner Elena Scarpa

Posted by , on 21 April 2016

Every year, the British Society for Developmental Biology (BSDB) awards the Beddington Medal to the best PhD thesis in developmental biology. The 2016 award went to Elena Scarpa, who did ...

Drosophila Research Technician

Posted by , on 21 April 2016

Location: University of Exeter Research Group: James Wakefield (www.thewakefieldlab.com) Salary scale: £19,828 – £25,023 Duration: 1st June 2016 – 31st August 2018 (with possible 3 yr renewal) We wish to ...

Postdoctoral position in cell/developmental biology at Edinburgh University

Posted by , on 20 April 2016

A postdoctoral position is available to study the developmental mechanisms that pattern differentiation during organ development. Epithelial tubes often have a functional polarity written along their P-D axis, with specialised ...

Mole's Wow! So now you have your own lab! Part IX – The big fight

Posted by , on 20 April 2016

This cartoon was first published in the Journal of Cell Science. Read other articles and cartoons of Mole & Friends here.     Part I- ‘The imposter’ Part II- ‘The teaching monster’ ...

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