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Posted by Seema Grewal on February 28th, 2017
Here are the highlights from the new issue of Development: Adding a new layer of complexity to pre-eclampsia Pre-eclampsia (PE) is a pregnancy complication associated with abnormal formation of the placenta. To date, most studies of PE have focussed on cytotrophoblasts (CTBs) within the villous placenta (the chorion frondosum); the deficient invasion of these[…]
Posted by the Node on February 28th, 2017
Reviews Editor: biomedical and life sciences journals Based in Cambridge, UK Applications are sought for the role of Reviews Editor for The Company of Biologists’ journals: Development, Journal of Cell Science, Journal of Experimental Biology, Disease Models & Mechanisms and Biology Open. The role will be offered for an initial term of three years.[…]
Posted by Alana Mendelsohn on February 24th, 2017
Comment on “Divergent Hox Coding and Evasion of Retinoid Signaling Specifies Motor Neurons Innervating Digit Muscles” Neuron 93, 1–14, February 22, 2017. Alana I. Mendelsohn, Departments of Neuroscience and Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University Jeremy S. Dasen, Department of Neuroscience, NYU Thomas M. Jessell, Departments of Neuroscience and Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University[…]
Posted by ryangray on February 22nd, 2017
Positions are available in the Gray Laboratory within the Dell Pediatrics Research Institute at University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School. The primary research focus of these positions will be to utilize novel zebrafish and cartilage cell culture models to study the genetic susceptibilities of spine and cartilage diseases. One of the major focuses[…]
Posted by BSDB on February 22nd, 2017
The BSDB invites nominations for three new committee members, who will commence their 5 year term in October 2017 replacing three members who will retire this year. Committee members are required to (make every attempt to) attend two committee meetings per year, one of which coincides with the annual BSDB Spring Meeting. All nominations[…]
Posted by the Node Interviews on February 21st, 2017
Conjoined twins have fascinated biologists for centuries. In twins joined at the thorax, left-right patterning is disrupted, but only in one half of the right hand twins. Today’s paper, from this week’s issue of Current Biology, tackles this enigmatic phenomenon using Xenopus, and reveals that laterality in conjoined twins is determined by cilia-driven leftward flow.[…]
Posted by DMDD on February 21st, 2017
A new paper published in Journal of Anatomy shows that measuring the amount of inter-digital webbing in mouse embryos between 14 and 15 days gestation is the best way to find out their exact stage of development. So why is this important to a geneticist? If we want to discover a causal link between a gene[…]
Posted by OIST on February 20th, 2017
There are many different structures in our eyes that work in conjunction to allow us to see. These structures are strikingly similar between different species, from zebrafish to humans. The growth of ocular tissues must be tightly controlled in order to maintain the correct eye size and shape that allow us to see. This tight[…]
Posted by the Node on February 16th, 2017
Each year the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) recognises the stem cell researchers driving the field forward in their annual awards. You can learn more about the awards here, and watch short videos of the awardees discussing their work below. Elaine Fuchs McEwen Award for Innovation Jayaraj Rajagopal Dr. Susan Lim Outstanding Young[…]
Posted by the Node Interviews on February 15th, 2017
Embryonic stem cells express genes necessary for self-renewal, and also ‘prime’ lineage-specific genes which stay silent until differentiation; the molecular players and pathways that govern the timely gene expression are still being delineated. Today’s paper comes from the most recent issue of Development and reveals a role for the histone demethylase Jmjd2c in gene activation in stem cell[…]
