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Seeing the world through fresh eyes

Posted by , on 20 February 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 ...

ISSCR 2017 Award Winners Announced

Posted by , on 16 February 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, ...

The people behind the papers: Rute Tomaz & Véronique Azuara

Posted by , on 15 February 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 ...

Meet Our Scientists VIDEO: Marco Milán: “To study how cells communicate with each other, perhaps the best model organism is the fruit fly”

Posted by , on 15 February 2017

The “Meet Our Scientists” video entitled “Our relative the fly” presents the research performed by Marco Millán on the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the regulation of tissue growth during ...

Gene editing stem cells with CRISPR could help understand brain tumours

Posted by , on 14 February 2017

This report written by Justine Alford and highlighting a recent Development paper originally appeared on the CRUK Science Blog.      Over the past 12 months, the acronym CRISPR has ...

Uncovering Non-canonical Roles of E-cadherin Beyond Cell Adhesion

Posted by , on 14 February 2017

Broad perspective Successful division was an essential criterion for establishing the cell as the basic unit of life on earth. Later, cell-cell adhesion made possible the evolution of multicellular life ...

In Development this week (Vol. 144, Issue 4)

Posted by , on 14 February 2017

Here are the highlights from the new issue of Development:   A new mechanism in ESC lineage priming Histone demethylases have recognized roles in the control of gene expression during ...

Postdoctoral fellowship "Light sheet microscopy and computational image analysis of early animal morphogenesis" at IBDM Marseille

Posted by , on 14 February 2017

We are seeking to recruit a postdoctoral fellow to develop and apply high resolution light sheet microscopy in order to image cytoskeletal networks and adhesion complexes in developing embryos (e.g. ...

PhD Studentship/Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship (Fixed Term)

Posted by , on 13 February 2017

PhD Studentship   Live imaging of mouse peri- and post-implantation morphogenesis     Fixed-term:  The funds for this post are available for three years.   ImageInLife is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie ...

BBSRC iCase 4 Year PhD Studentship

Posted by , on 10 February 2017

Decoding the network logic for resetting pluripotency – Collaborative Stem Cell Research PhD Studentship with Microsoft Research – re-advertised, revised closing date 31st March 2017 Outline Project Description: Interdisciplinary project at ...

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