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Natural Pluripotency vs. Artificial Pluripotency

Posted by , on 20 January 2016

Pluripotency is the developmental potential of cells to become various types of mature cells in the body. During development, a pluripotent embryo progressively differentiates to give rise to mature cell ...

Postdoc in GRNs controlling organogenesis

Posted by , on 20 January 2016

A Postdoctoral Research Position is available to study Gene Regulatory Networks controlling organogenesis, specifically of the digestive and respiratory systems, using Xenopus and Human ES cells. You will join a ...

An interview with Peter Lawrence

Posted by , on 20 January 2016

This interview first featured in Development.   Peter Lawrence, FRS, is a fly geneticist based at the Department of Zoology at the University of Cambridge. During his illustrious career he ...

In Development this week (Vol. 143, Issue 2)

Posted by , on 20 January 2016

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Fishing out a role for Caveolin 1 in heart regeneration Unlike the adult mammalian heart, the adult zebrafish heart ...

Woods Hole images 2014 round 1- vote for a Development cover

Posted by , on 18 January 2016

Every year, students from the Woods Hole Embryology course produce some stunning images. It’s now time for readers of the Node to vote which of images from the 2014 Woods Hole ...

Regeneration thwarts ageing in newts

Posted by , on 17 January 2016

Konstantinos Sousounis and Panagiotis A. Tsonis   The human eye is built to deliver the sense of vision. The eye lens is one of the organs playing role in focusing ...

FlyBase Biocurator (Cambridge, UK)

Posted by , on 15 January 2016

We are seeking a full-time biocurator to join the FlyBase group at the University of Cambridge, UK. If you are looking for a fulfilling, fly-related career away from the bench, ...

Two Postdoctoral Fellow Positions (skeletal muscle biology or neurological disorders, at Johns Hopkins University)

Posted by , on 14 January 2016

Two Postdoctoral Fellow positions are available in Gabsang Lee laboratory at Johns Hopkins University. These positions are NOT for stem cell expert, rather for who has OUTSTANDING expertise on either ...

An interview with Melina Schuh

Posted by , on 14 January 2016

This interview first featured in the Journal of Cell Science and is part of their interview series Cell Scientists to Watch.   Melina Schuh received her diploma degree in biochemistry from ...

In Memory of Marcos Vidal (1974-2016)

Posted by , on 13 January 2016

This obituary was written by Ross Cagan and Eyal Gottlieb, and first appeared in Disease Models & Mechanisms.   With the untimely death of Marcos Vidal, we have lost a good friend and a ...

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