Posted by the Node, on 29 November 2018
One scientific story has dominated the news this week: the first report of CRISPR-edited human babies being born. In an associated Node post, we’ve collected the most useful links we ...Posted by the Node, on 29 November 2018
One scientific story has dominated the news this week: the first report of CRISPR-edited human babies being born. The story’s scientific and ethical aspects stirred up heated debate, as did ...Posted by Noami Dayan, on 28 November 2018
The story is based on the paper Mechanosignalling via integrins directs fate decisions of pancreatic progenitors, published in Nature, 28 November 2018 Stem cells are already being used in combating previously untreatable ...Posted by the Node, on 28 November 2018
Here at The Company of Biologists we’ve been debating the Bank of England’s decision to put a scientist on their new £50 note (the highest denomination note in England). The scientist ...Posted by Sofia Araújo, on 28 November 2018
Regular meetings of scientists such as annual society conferences can create opportunities for scientists to engage the public without extensive effort, making connections between scientists and public audiences. Under the ...Posted by Ronenz, on 27 November 2018
MSc/PhD and postdoc positions available in the Zaidel-Bar Cellular and Tissue Morphogenesis Lab. We study the regulation of the cytoskeleton from single proteins to the entire organism and system levels, ...Posted by the Node, on 22 November 2018
For the last two years, our interview series ‘The people behind the papers‘ has showcased the faces of developmental biology, and we’re excited to announce that the series will now ...Posted by the Node, on 20 November 2018
The Company of Biologists’ journals – Development, Journal of Cell Science, Journal of Experimental Biology and Disease Models & Mechanisms – offer Travelling Fellowships of up to £2,500 to graduate students and post-doctoral researchers wishing to ...Posted by Eric Bellefroid, on 20 November 2018
We are seeking highly motivated candidates to join us on a project beginning in 2019 on the molecular mechanisms of sensory neurogenesis. We study in particular the nociceptors, the specialized ...Posted by BKragesteen, on 19 November 2018
Written and illustrated by: Bjørt K. Kragesteen, Malte Spielmann, and Guillaume Andrey. In early development, the forelimb and hindlimb buds of tetrapods are morphologically uniform. However, as limb development ...