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Genetics Society - Communicating Your Science workshop

Posted by , on 31 December 2024

The application deadline for the workshop is the 24th of January. This is a residential workshop at Chicheley Hall on 2nd- 4th April 2025. An important part of science is getting your ...

2024: that's a wrap!

Posted by , on 28 December 2024

With almost 200 posts published on the Node in 2024, below are just a few of our highlights. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the Node in the ...

Vote for the 2024 Development cover image of the year

Posted by , on 27 December 2024

Over the past 12 months, Development has featured 24 cover images. Now, it’s your chance to pick your favourite! To find out more about each cover image, you can visit ...

Catch up on Development presents… December webinar on gene regulation

Posted by , on 23 December 2024

Catch up on the Development presents... November webinar, featuring talks from Madalena M. Reimão Pinto and Gabriel Aughey.

Minipigs get stem cell transplants to treat blindness

Posted by , on 20 December 2024

PRESS RELEASE: Millions of people around the world are affected by retinal degenerative diseases. In most cases, loss of vision is caused by damage to the macula, a region in ...

Become a Node correspondent

Posted by , on 17 December 2024

Enthusiastic about science communication and looking for a chance to broaden your writing experience alongside your research activities? We would like to appoint three correspondents who will play a key ...

Peer review - why we need it and what we need

Posted by , on 16 December 2024

Hopefully some of you will have seen the recent editorial in Development on our approach to peer review. If you haven’t read it yet, please do take a look. In ...

Behind the paper: “Temporal variability and cell mechanics control robustness in mammalian embryogenesis”

Posted by , on 15 December 2024

The massive presence of disorder and variability challenges the traditional metaphor of the developmental process as a perfectly executed program leading to precise mechanisms at every level [1,2]. Yet, the ...

PhD position - Exploring form & function in one of nature’s most powerful water-conservation systems

Posted by , on 13 December 2024

PhD position in the Denholm lab at the University of Edinburgh, UK You will use modern techniques to study the development and/or physiology of one of the most powerful water-conserving ...

The mechanics of crocodile head scale development

Posted by , on 11 December 2024

Rory L. Cooper, Ebrahim Jahanbakhsh & Michel C. Milinkovitch Laboratory of Artificial and Natural Evolution (LANE), Geneva, Switzerlandhttps://www.lanevol.org From the hard, protective scales of reptiles to the soft, insulating fur ...

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