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Top Node posts of 2014

Posted by , on 5 January 2015

Happy new year everyone! The last year saw the usual varied mix of news, research, meeting and discussion posts. We had a look at our stats to find the most popular ...

From naïve pluripotency to chimeras: a new ethical challenge?

Posted by , on 18 December 2014

This article by Insoo Hyun was first published in  Development. Also read the companion ethics article here.   In recent years, there has been much interest in the prospect of generating and using human stem cells ...

Ethical considerations in chimera research

Posted by , on 18 December 2014

This article by Göran Hermerén was first published in  Development. Also read the companion ethics article  here.   The development of human pluripotent stem cells has opened up the possibility to analyse the ...

(Developmental) Biology around the internet- December 2014

Posted by , on 17 December 2014

Here is December’s round-up of some of the interesting content that we spotted around the internet!   News & Research: – Masayo Takahashi was the winner of the 2014 Stem Cell Person ...

Looking inwards: opening a window onto human development

Posted by , on 16 December 2014

This editorial was first published in Development. It was written by Olivier Pourquié, Benoit Bruneau, Gordon Keller and Austin Smith.   The past 30 years or so have witnessed tremendous advances in ...

Recent jobs by the Node

Disease Models & Mechanisms Reviews Editor

Posted by , on 8 February 2024

We are looking to recruit a Reviews Editor to work on our journal Disease Models & Mechanisms. This is a particularly exciting time to join us as we plan our celebrations in 2025. This is a full-time permanent role. Core responsibilities include commissioning, handling peer review and developmental editing of review content; representation of the […]

Science Communications Officer at The Company of Biologists

Posted by , on 18 December 2023

We are currently recruiting for an exciting Science Communications role to enhance the community content on our journal websites and grow our social media presence in China through our WeChat channel. We publish five important journals and host three community websites that serve the wider biological research community. All have effective marketing and a good […]

Trustee Directors — The Company of Biologists

Posted by , on 26 September 2023

Trustee Directors   The Company of Biologists is a not-for-profit publishing organisation dedicated to supporting and inspiring the biological community through scientific journals, meetings and grants. The Company publishes five specialist peer-reviewed journals: Development, Journal of Cell Science, Journal of Experimental Biology, Disease Models & Mechanisms and Biology Open.   We are looking to appoint […]