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December 20

Posted by , on 20 December 2012

Today’s recommended paper is: Growing Microtubules Push the Oocyte Nucleus to Polarize the Drosophila Dorsal-Ventral Axis Tongtong Zhao, Owen S. Graham, Alexandre Raposo and Daniel St Johnston (2012) Science 336 ...

December 19

Posted by , on 19 December 2012

Today’s recommended paper is: Transcription in the Absence of Histone H3.2 and H3K4 Methylation Martina Hödl and Konrad Basler (2012) Current Biology 08 November 2012 Submitted by Barry Thompson: “This ...

December 18

Posted by , on 18 December 2012

Today’s recommended paper is: Cilia at the Node of mouse embryos sense fluid flow for left-right determination via Pkd2 Satoko Yoshiba et al. Science 338 (6104), 226-231 Submitted by Benoit ...

December 17

Posted by , on 17 December 2012

Today’s recommended paper is: A system of repressor gradients spatially organizes the boundaries of Bicoid-dependent target genes. Hongtao Chen, Zhe Xu, Constance Mei, Danyang Yu and Stephen Small (2012) Cell ...

December 16

Posted by , on 16 December 2012

Today’s recommended paper is: Specifying and Sustaining Pigmentation Patterns in Domestic and Wild Cats Christopher B. Kaelin, Xiao Xu et al. (2012) Science 337 (6101), 1536-1541 Submitted by Heather Etchevers: ...

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PhD studentship: Engineering an in vitro human embryo implantation platform to study pathologies arising in early pregnancy

Posted by , on 5 November 2025

About the Project A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Embryo implantation is the step in early pregnancy where the founding tissue of the placenta from the embryo, called the trophoblast, establishes a physical connection with the mother at the inner […]

MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Building a virtual human embryo to predict developmental success and failure

Posted by , on 5 November 2025

About the Project Unlocking the secrets of human embryo development demands a new, dynamic approach. This PhD project offers a unique opportunity to apply cutting-edge computational methods to a fundamental challenge in reproductive biology: understanding why human embryos fail. As delayed childbearing becomes more common, pinpointing the barriers to healthy development is critical. You’ll be […]

Community site paid internship

Posted by , on 21 May 2025

The Company of Biologists currently has an opportunity for a paid three-month internship to work on our community sites – the Node, preLights and FocalPlane. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in the rapidly growing online science communication environment, to develop writing skills, and to learn about academic publishing. Together, the Company’s three community sites provide platforms […]