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Shaping the embryo towards gastrulation

Posted by , on 13 May 2020

Kyprianou, C., Christodoulou, N., Hamilton, R.S. et al. Basement membrane remodelling regulates mouse embryogenesis. Nature (2020). doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2264-2 Morphogenesis is a complicated network of processes that involve cell shape changes, cell movements ...

Research Highlight #1: Inhibition of cell cycle regulators alters the EHT

Posted by , on 12 May 2020

Hello everyone! My name is Alessandro, I am a postdoc in love with science, stem cells and blood! I am also a big fan of the Node, The Company of ...

Birds take flight with help from Sonic hedgehog

Posted by , on 6 May 2020

A Press Release from Development Flight feathers are amazing evolutionary innovations that allowed birds to conquer the sky. A study led by Matthew Towers (University of Sheffield, UK) and Marian ...

April in preprints

Posted by , on 4 May 2020

Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental biology (and related) preprints.  With COVID-19 having shuttered labs around the world, it might be a surprise that April saw the highest ever ...

Dissecting modes of pattern formation using live imaging and Hidden Markov Models

Posted by , on 30 April 2020

Background/History In the early fly embryo, information encoded in a handful of maternally deposited protein gradients is fed forward through increasingly intricate layers of interacting genes, culminating in the differentiation ...

March in preprints

Posted by , on 2 April 2020

Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental biology (and related) preprints.  In lock down you might find yourself with more time to read; reading some science might also be a ...

February in preprints

Posted by , on 2 March 2020

Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental biology (and related) preprints.  February’s haul features blooming orchids, regenerating lungfish and human intestines, and also lots of interesting stuff in the ‘Research ...

Growing a body, one tiny tug at a time

Posted by , on 24 February 2020

From Knowable Magazine’s Special Report: Building Bodies. For an introduction to the series see Eva Emerson and Rosie Mestel’s Node post. For decades, genetics and biochemistry have formed the bedrock ...

Bent into shape: The rules of tree form

Posted by , on 17 February 2020

From Knowable Magazine’s Special Report: Building Bodies. For an introduction to the series see Eva Emerson and Rosie Mestel’s Node post. How do trees find their sense of direction as ...

Building Bodies

Posted by , on 13 February 2020

Dear developmental biologists, As editor-in-chief and executive editor of Knowable Magazine from Annual Reviews, we’re grateful for the invitation to write a post here at The Node about a special ...

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