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October in preprints

Posted by , on 12 November 2025

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

Interview with Nicole Roos and Anthony Wokasch: winners of the MBL Embryology course image competition  

Posted by , on 10 November 2025

Last September marked the return of our image competition with the MBL Embryology course at Woods Hole. The 2025 cohort submitted impressive images, ranging from polychaete worms to butterflies, squid, and mice, using a ...

Catch up on Development presents… webinar on development across scales

Posted by , on 6 November 2025

Our October webinar featured two early-career researchers working on development across scales. Here, we share the talks from Osvaldo Contreras (Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute and UNSW) and Yinan Wan ...

Beyond the beginning – development that lasts a lifetime

Posted by , on 4 November 2025

Traditionally, developmental biology has been considered the study of the embryo, and significant events such as metamorphosis or birth signify the pinnacle of development. However,

September in preprints

Posted by , on 31 October 2025

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

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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 […]