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In Development this week (Vol. 143, Issue 22)

Posted by , on 15 November 2016

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   A postnatal model for Zika virus infection Zika virus (ZIKV) infection results in embryonic microcephaly and has been declared ...

This month on the Node

Posted by , on 11 November 2016

A roundup of the Node’s highlights from October 2016.      October’s most discussed post came from Development’s Executive Editor Katherine Brown, who reported from a workshop on preprints in Cambridge ...

From our sister journals - October 2016

Posted by , on 10 November 2016

Here we highlight some developmental biology related content from other journals published by The Company of Biologists.   Helio Roque and colleagues describe that flies lacking MKS, a component of the transition ...

October in preprints

Posted by , on 2 November 2016

Our latest monthly trawl for developmental biology (and other cool) preprints. See June’s post for background, and let us know if we missed anything This month features quite a bit of ...

From our sister journals - September 2016

Posted by , on 7 October 2016

Here we highlight some developmental biology related content from other journals published by The Company of Biologists. Moran Neuhof, Michael Levin and Oded Rechavi explored the relationship between regeneration and inheritance in planaria  ...

This month on the Node

Posted by , on 6 October 2016

September was notable for the amount of new jobs posted, from Kansas to Copenhagen to King’s College London, and PhD to tenure-track. Check out our jobs page for the latest opportunities. ...

September in preprints

Posted by , on 5 October 2016

Our monthly trawl for preprints from developmental biology and related research. Previous posts can be found here.    Preprints roll on, and this month’s selection is a reminder of how developmental biology is based ...

Research into fly development provides insights into blood vessel formation

Posted by , on 29 September 2016

Researchers working with flies at IRB Barcelona describe that the concentration of some small intracellular organelles determines the branching capacity of tracheal cells.   Tracheal cells are analogous to the ...

The people behind the papers: Adam Johnston

Posted by , on 26 September 2016

Today we feature an upcoming paper in Cell Stem Cell that investigates the role of Schwann cell precursors in the multi-tissue regeneration of the adult mammalian distal digit tip.  We caught up with lead ...

Seeking out the sweet spot in cancer therapeutics: an interview with Lewis Cantley

Posted by , on 23 September 2016

  “…had you told me when I was 25 years old that I would be the director of a cancer center I would have been incredulous, given that I was ...

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