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SP7: another small step toward understanding its mechanisms of action

Posted by , on 7 February 2022

During embryonic development, bone formation begins with the condensation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). In a few places of our body, such as in the skull and the shoulder blades, ...
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Angela Nieto talks with Developmental Biology students

Posted by , on 3 February 2022

The Quintay Practical Course in Developmental Biology 2020 student cohort interviewed Dr. Angela Nieto Toledano
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Two lab technician positions available in the Kardon Lab

Posted by , on 2 February 2022

Looking to conduct research in molecular biology and genetics? We are looking for two lab technicians/specialists to assist in research on muscle stem cells, development, regeneration, disease, and effects of ...
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Going with the flow

Posted by , on 31 January 2022

(or Navigating post-PhD turbulence in the midst of the pandemic) Working in academic research was such a blast that I’d never imagined anything else for myself. After my Master’s degree ...
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Featured resource: Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank

Posted by , on 31 January 2022

Find out more about the Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank with Doug Houston
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Genetics Unzipped Podcast: Breeding better humans - exposing the dark legacy and troubling present of eugenics

Posted by , on 27 January 2022

New techniques that have been developed in the last five, ten years have relaunched conversations about the same things that the eugenicists were talking about in the late 19th and ...
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Repulsive interactions bring rapid mitotic divisions to order

Posted by , on 26 January 2022

New research, published in Development, describes repulsive forces driving the uniform distribution of nuclei in the developing embryo. Study conducted at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (Ivo Telley & Jorge ...
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Two years of the Node Network

Posted by , on 25 January 2022

In January 2020 we launched the Node Network and now, two years later, we are delighted to announce that we have over 1000 members from 44 different countries. Read on ...
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‘Not birth, marriage or death, but gastrulation’: the life of a quotation in biology

Posted by , on 24 January 2022

Developmental biologists might be interested in a just-published article about Lewis Wolpert’s famous saying, ‘“Not birth, marriage or death but gastrulation”: the life of a quotation in biology’. The piece ...
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#devbiolbookclub

Posted by , on 20 January 2022

Howdy all, As promised, here's a post with book recommendations for developmental biologists.
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