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developmental and stem cell biologists
Posted by Chen-Hui Chen, on 26 April 2016
Why some vertebrates like salamanders and zebrafish are able to regenerate complex tissues while humans cannot is a question that has fascinated biologists for centuries. Understanding how and why ...Posted by Journal of Cell Science, on 20 April 2016
This cartoon was first published in the Journal of Cell Science. Read other articles and cartoons of Mole & Friends here. Part I- ‘The imposter’ Part II- ‘The teaching monster’ ...Posted by the Node, on 21 March 2016
Last week, Development announced a special issue on organoids. In vitro organogenesis is a burgeoning new field, with applications in the study of human development, drug testing and ultimately the ...Posted by Katherine Brown, on 15 March 2016
This editorial was written by Melissa Little and first appeared in Development. Organogenesis is an inherently fascinating developmental process. It requires the creation of complex form and function from ...Posted by Caroline Hendry, on 14 March 2016
It’s been 10 years since induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) were first reported from the lab of Prof. Shinya Yamanaka. Since then, the field of direct reprogramming has grown immensely, ...Posted by the Node, on 24 February 2016
Last week saw ASAPbio, a meeting that discussed the role that preprints can play in the life sciences (for a an introduction to preprints check out this video or this wikipedia page). Those ...Posted by heathermain, on 23 February 2016
ISBN 9789814678537 – 28USD/18GBP The idea of human germline genetic modification is too close for comfort right now. However, society in general does not seem to realise the proximity of ...Posted by James Briscoe, on 12 February 2016
The launch of a new partnership between EMBO and India made me think about what international connections mean to European research. One of the pleasures of being a research scientist ...Posted by Peter Lawrence, on 3 February 2016
Sorry for all the messing about, but there are now a number of ways of accessing my latest polemic which is called The last 50 years: mismeasurement and mismanagement are ...Posted by Disease Models and Mechanisms, on 3 February 2016
This editorial by Monica J. Justice and Paraminder Dhillon was first published in Disease Models & Mechanisms. ABSTRACT Experiments that use the mouse as a model for disease have recently ...