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From our sister journals- February 2016

Posted by , on 22 February 2016

Here is some developmental biology related content from other journals published by The Company of Biologists.           Using the developmental biology toolkit to study cancer Aiello ...

Postdoctoral Research Associate (Hendrich Lab)

Posted by , on 22 February 2016

Department/Location: Wellcome Trust – Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge Salary: £28,982-£29,847 Reference: PS08402 Closing date: 20 March 2016 Fixed-term: The funds for this post are ...

Do you want to run the Node?

Posted by , on 18 February 2016

Cat Vicente, who many of you will know as the Node’s Community Manager, is moving on to exciting new ventures. We’re really sorry to see her go – I’m sure ...

New Community Manager for the Node

Posted by , on 18 February 2016

The Company of Biologists and its journal Development are seeking to appoint a new Community Manager to run its successful community website the Node and the journal’s social media activities. Launched ...

PhD position available in the Prud'homme lab (Marseille, France)

Posted by , on 18 February 2016

Evolution of the gene regulatory network controlling wing pigmentation patterns in Drosophila We are looking for a PhD student to study the evolution of the gene regulatory network controlling the ...

A day in the life of a Spider Lab

Posted by , on 17 February 2016

We (Anna Schönauer, Daniel Leite and Christian Bonatto) are PhD students in Alistair McGregor’s group (http://mcgregor-evo-devo-lab.net) at Oxford Brookes University, and it is a pleasure to briefly present our research ...

Forgotten classics- T. H. Morgan and planarian regeneration

Posted by , on 16 February 2016

  Morgan, T.H. (1898) Experimental studies of the regeneration of Planaria maculata. Archiv für Entwicklungsmechanik der Organismen 7, 364-397 Recommended by Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado (Stowers Institute)   Some classic papers ...

In Development this week (Vol. 143, Issue 4)

Posted by , on 16 February 2016

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Fishing out a new role for endocannabinoids Endocannabinoids (ECs) are signalling molecules that regulate appetite, mood and pain, and ...

The Charles Darwin Professorship of Animal Embryology, Cambridge University.

Posted by , on 16 February 2016

The Charles Darwin Professorship of Animal Embryology is endowed by the Bles Fund, which states rather splendidly that it is for “ the promotion and furtherance of biology as a pure science”.   ...

FISHing fish

Posted by , on 15 February 2016

By L. Carine Stapel and Nadine L.Vastenhouw   In developmental biology, the ability to analyze gene expression patterns is essential to address questions about gene regulation and cell fate. In ...

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