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From China to the UK - an interview with Chengting Zhang

Posted by , on 28 July 2022

Chengting Zhang is a PhD student in the laboratory of Professor Steffen Scholpp at the Living Systems Institute, UK. Originally from China, Chengting came to the UK in 2018 after ...

Zika evades early pregnancy protections, MSU research shows

Posted by , on 28 July 2022

A new paper in Development, from Jennifer Watts and Amy Ralston, dissects the impact of Zika virus on mouse preimplantation embryos and find that the virus can infect all three ...

Genetics Unzipped: Does size matter when it comes to your genes?

Posted by , on 28 July 2022

In the latest episode of the Genetics Unzipped podcast, we’re discovering whether size really does matter - when it comes to your genes and genome, that is. Dr Kat Arney ...

The Centre for Trophoblast Research has a job opportunity for a Technician (Fixed Term)

Posted by , on 27 July 2022

The Centre for Trophoblast Research (CTR) is looking to recruit a Technician to support cutting edge collaborative research in human biology. To apply for the job please visit: https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/32716/ The ...

Assistant or Associate Professor in Developmental Biology, University of Warwick (UK)

Posted by , on 25 July 2022

The University of Warwick (UK) is looking for an Assistant or Associate Professor in Developmental Biology Tissue-scale development and patterning Developmental genetics Comparative biology (e.g. evo-devo, genomics) https://tinyurl.com/2p8e98t7

An embryo-maternal dialogue in Arabidopsis

Posted by , on 20 July 2022

In our recent paper, we uncovered a WIP-mediated embryo-maternal communication in Arabidopsis, which specifically regulates embryonic root development (Fig. 1). WIP2, WIP4 and WIP5 expression in the embryonic root is ...

Behind the Story: Immunity, Involution and Indefatigable Women

Posted by , on 19 July 2022

A behind the paper story from Christine Watson about the role of immune cells in mammary gland involution and the women who worked on the project.

Grooming a new generation of technology savvy scientists at NMMP2022 Summer School in Transcriptomics

Posted by , on 18 July 2022

Lenka Belicova, Valeria Ghezzi. Where Science meets Technology – NMMP2022 Summer School in Transcriptomics In Sweden, where the sun doesn’t go down in the summer, the science stays awake! “57 ...

Featured Resource: FlyBase

Posted by , on 18 July 2022

In our latest 'Featured resource' article, we hear from Vitor Trovisco (Curator at Flybase) and others in the team, who describe the work of FlyBase.

An interview with Cell Worlds

Posted by , on 14 July 2022

Cell Worlds is an innovative project aiming to bring microscopy images out of the lab to the attention of the general public. It has received a fantastic reaction in the ...

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