This month on the Node- August 2014
Posted by the Node, on 1 September 2014
Here are last month’s highlights! Don’t forget to check our jobs page too.
Research:
– Gary wrote about his visit to a particle accelerator to image Xenopus embry0s using X-rays.
– Thomas discussed his paper in Development on the evolution of the development underlying the complex cerebellum found in amniotes.
– Milos introduced his blog ‘Creative Morphometrics’, where he addresses problems in cell shape analysis and proposes solutions using R and python code.
– and Christele discussed a Cell Stem Cell paper challenging the dogma that haematopoietic stem cells keep their DNA intact to ensure a healthy lifelong function.
Discussion:
– We reposted an opinion piece published in Development considering the role of morpholinos in the context of new genome editing techniques. Join the discussion!
– What should the future of research be like? Join other graduate students and postdocs in the discussion by participating in the Future of Research symposium!
Also on the Node:
– The latest post in our outreach series is by Kathleen, who launched the project ‘Ciencia Al Tiro‘, which brings science to underprivileged children in Chile.
– We reposted an obituary on the life and research of Yoshiki Sasai.
– The interview chain continues, with an interview with the winner of the SDB poster prize Niteace Whittington
– And Cat reported from the European Evo-Devo meeting, which took place in Vienna last month.
Happy reading!
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