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Lab meeting with the Rawlins lab

Posted by , on 30 March 2023

In our first 'Lab meeting', we hear from the Rawlins lab at the Gurdon Institute in Cambridge.

Introducing 'Lab meetings'

Posted by , on 30 March 2023

We are delighted to announce a new series on the Node called ‘Lab meetings’! In these posts, we will be highlighting developmental and stem cell biology labs across the globe. ...

Genetics Unzipped: Bye-bye boys: the genetics behind the extinction of males

Posted by , on 23 March 2023

We’re saying bye-bye to the boys, and exploring whether new gene technologies and climate change will make males extinct.

International Symposium on Women in Tunicata Biology

Posted by , on 22 March 2023

Please join us for the International Symposium on Women in Tunicata Biology. The Tunicata are invertebrate chordates, several of which are model organisms in developmental biology (e.g. Ciona intestinalis, Botryllus ...

Engaging the public with fundamental biology: why it’s tough but still worth doing

Posted by , on 22 March 2023

by Naomi Clements-Brod and Hélène Doerflinger What is Public Engagement with Research? Public Engagement with Research (PER) encompasses ways of engaging the public with the design, conduct and dissemination of ...

Postdoctoral position in lymphatic vasculature during mammalian organogenesis

Posted by , on 21 March 2023

Postdoc positions are immediately available in Guillermo Oliver’s lab in downtown Chicago to work in different aspects related to functional roles of the mammalian lymphatic vasculature in organogenesis. Information about ...

If you give a scientist a cuttlefish . . .

Posted by , on 20 March 2023

She might not see it the next day. At first glance, the slag in the saltwater aquarium is just a rock covered with purple jasmine polyps and green star polyps. ...

Behind the paper and the SciComm story: uncovering the role of CNKSR2 in the chick forebrain

Posted by , on 17 March 2023

“CNKSR2: Identifying and elucidating the role of a novel downstream effector of RA signalling in chick forebrain morphogenesis“ In the February issue of Development, Niveda and her colleagues report on ...

Behind the paper story: 'How heterotypic cis/trans factors drive stomatal cell fate commitment’

Posted by , on 16 March 2023

Dr. Eun-Deok Kim and Professor Keiko Torii from The University of Texas at Austin, USA, have recently published an article in Nature Plants. The article discusses how heterotypic cis/trans factors ...

Brazilian-France European Research Council (ERC) connections: great opportunities to foster an international Evo-Devo

Posted by , on 14 March 2023

Latin-America is well-known as one of the largest hotspots of biodiversity, inspiring a generation of important naturalists during the emergence of comparative developmental biology in the 19th century. One of ...

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