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Choose Development in 2024: serious science, community connections, progressive publishing

Posted by , on 30 January 2024

This is an excerpt of the Editorial written by James Briscoe and Katherine Brown, published in Volume 151, Issue 1 of Development. The start of a new year is often ...

Development presents... February webinar on organogenesis

Posted by , on 23 January 2024

Development Editor Liz Robertson (University of Oxford) hosts two early career researchers studying organogenesis.

SciArt profile: Elad Bassat

Posted by , on 10 January 2024

In this SciArt profile, find out more about Elad Bassat, the scientist behind the artwork ‘Klimt-olotl’, chosen as both the Judges’ choice and People’s choice in the 'Science-inspired art' category ...

December in preprints

Posted by , on 5 January 2024

Happy New Year! Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental and stem cell biology (and related) preprints.

Introducing 'Show and tell'

Posted by , on 3 January 2024

Introducing 'Show and tell', our new blog series to bring more visual content to the Node.

Recent jobs by the Node

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 […]