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Posted by the Node, on 15 December 2012
Today’s recommended paper is: Self-Organized Shuttling: Generating Sharp Dorsoventral Polarity in the Early Drosophila Embryo Michal Haskel-Ittah et al. (2012) Cell 150 (5), 1016 – 1028 Submitted by Tohru Yano: ...Posted by the Node, on 14 December 2012
If you got into the habit of reading the Node on your tea breaks, we’ve got just the thing for you! We now have Node tea bags, custom made for ...Posted by the Node, on 14 December 2012
Today’s recommended paper is: Whole-genome microRNA screening identifies let-7 and mir-18 as regulators of germ layer formation during early embryogenesis Alexandre R. Colas, Wesley L. McKeithan, Thomas J. Cunningham, et ...Posted by the Node, on 13 December 2012
Today’s recommended paper is: Offspring from Oocytes Derived from in Vitro Primordial Germ Cell-like Cells in Mice Katsuhiko Hayashi et al. (2012) Science 338 (6109), 971-975 Submitted by Eva Amsen: ...Posted by the Node, on 12 December 2012
Today’s recommended paper is: A Mechanoresponsive Cadherin-Keratin Complex Directs Polarized Protrusive Behavior and Collective Cell Migration Gregory F. Weber, Maureen A. Bjerke and Douglas W. DeSimone (December 2011) Developmental Cell ...Posted by the Node, 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 […]
Posted by the Node, 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 […]
Posted by the Node, 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 […]
