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Development presents... October webinar on neurodevelopment and regeneration

Posted by , on 8 September 2023

Our first webinar in October will be chaired by Development Editor Debby Silver (Duke University) and features three early-career researchers studying neurodevelopment and regeneration. The webinar will be held using ...

Genetics Unzipped: An Evolutionary Revolutionary: Alfred Russel Wallace and the discovery of natural selection

Posted by , on 7 September 2023

We’re exploring the epic life of Alfred Russel Wallace; adventurer, naturalist and co-discoverer of natural selection. Biologist and author, Jim Costa, recounts the life of this often forgotten founding father ...

A regeneration retrospective: hands-on hard graft

Posted by , on 7 September 2023

This post is part of the regeneration retrospective series. Yesterday, we went through a couple of examples of amphibian tail regeneration. Limb regeneration is another example of epimorphic regeneration, which ...

A first challenge for a new PI

Posted by , on 7 September 2023

Read the first diary entry of the 'New PI diaries' blog series from Tzer Han Tan about setting up his own lab at UC San Diego.

Introducing ‘New PI diaries’

Posted by , on 7 September 2023

What is it like starting your own lab? What exactly needs to be done? In this ‘New PI diaries’ blog series, we will follow the journey of a few new ...

A regeneration retrospective: a budding tale

Posted by , on 6 September 2023

This post is part of the regeneration retrospective series. Epimorphic regeneration, the process of replacing lost appendages, is probably the most impressive example of tetrapod vertebrate regeneration. Vertebrate appendages, such ...

August in preprints

Posted by , on 6 September 2023

Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental and stem cell biology (and related) preprints.

A regeneration retrospective: time heals all wounds

Posted by , on 5 September 2023

This post is part of the regeneration retrospective series. Wound healing is a crucial process in both regenerating and non-regenerating tissues. In addition to restoring the biological function of a ...

Internship opportunity at The Company of Biologists community sites

Posted by , on 5 September 2023

We are delighted to announce that we are offering an opportunity for a 3-month internship to work on the three community sites – the Node, preLights and FocalPlane. This is ...

A regeneration retrospective: muscle memory lane

Posted by , on 4 September 2023

This post is part of the regeneration retrospective series. Unlike many other mammalian tissues, adult skeletal muscle has a remarkable aptitude for regeneration. Even after severe and repeated damage, functional ...

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