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developmental and stem cell biologists
Posted by the Node, on 29 July 2015
Developmental biology is becoming increasingly interdisciplinary, as biologists team up with physicists and mathematicians to address new and classical problems in the field from a new perspective. But should we ...Posted by Disease Models and Mechanisms, on 27 July 2015
This editorial by Ross Cagan was first published in Disease Models & Mechanisms. I entered the science field because I imagined that scientists were society’s “professional risk takers”, that they ...Posted by Journal of Cell Science, on 27 July 2015
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 Kif Liakath-Ali, on 24 July 2015
The laboratory mouse has been a popular model in mammalian biology for obvious reasons and it has contributed to a number of landmark discoveries in biomedical research. Despite this, few ...Posted by Nestor Saiz, on 17 July 2015
Last week, the SDB hosted what may well have been its highest annual meeting – at 8000 feet – in Snowbird, Utah. The atmosphere was fantastic, the talks were phenomenal, and the ...Posted by Thomas Butts, on 16 July 2015
I first wrote this for an anonymous blog. After a nudge, I have decided to publish it here. Parts of it have been embellished to make the point in the ...Posted by the Node, on 30 June 2015
Last week the International Society for Stem Cell Biology meeting took place in Stockholm, and next week is the turn of the Society for Developmental Biology meeting, in Utah. However, an ...Posted by steven orzack, on 9 June 2015
Few things interest many people more than sex. For some, this means interest in practices and partners. For others, it means producing a son. There is an ocean of claims ...Posted by jkiefer, on 29 May 2015
Developmental biologist Gabrielle Kardon, Ph.D., never thought that she would be explaining morphogenesis to patient support groups, but that’s where her science led her. And instead of shying away, she ...Posted by the Node, on 28 May 2015
Lab sizes vary considerably, from small groups that include only the lab head and maybe a student or postdoc, to huge enterprises of several dozen people, including senior postdocs that manage smaller sub-groups ...