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November in preprints

Posted by , on 15 December 2022

Welcome to our monthly trawl for preprints in developmental and stem cell biology (and related topics). The preprints this month are hosted on bioRxiv.

Eating time with Ewan St. John Smith

Posted by , on 2 December 2022

We loved Ewan St. John Smith’s tweet about the Chronophage clock that can be found in our home city, Cambridge. With Ewan’s permission, we have reproduced most of the thread ...

Developing news

Posted by , on 29 November 2022

In the past couple of weeks, #ScienceTwitter was full of tweets starting with ‘If Twitter ends today, can we all agree that…’, professing their love for a particular model organism, ...

October in preprints

Posted by , on 25 November 2022

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

Development presents... An upcoming Development Special Issue: Metabolic and Nutritional Control of Development and Regeneration

Posted by , on 23 November 2022

Our next Development presents... webinar is on 7 December, chaired by Irene Miguel-Aliaga on the topic of metabolism.

Recent jobs by the Node

Reviews Editor – Journal of Cell Science

Posted by , on 5 August 2026

Journal of Cell Science (JCS), published by The Company of Biologists, is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Reviews Editor. Joining an experienced and successful journal team, this is an exciting opportunity for a talented scientific editor to make a significant contribution to an important journal in the field of cell biology. Core responsibilities […]

Faculty positions at the Centre for Research, Application and Training in Embryology (CReATE)

Posted by , on 15 January 2026

CReATE (https://instem.res.in/create) is building a dynamic, interdisciplinary team, focused on understanding early embryonic development, using human stem cell derived models as well as computational/theoretical approaches. We are looking for scientists at both junior and senior levels, who are excited to establish independent research programs and work collaboratively. The positions come with access to generous research […]

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 […]