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Repulsive interactions bring rapid mitotic divisions to order

Posted by , on 26 January 2022

New research, published in Development, describes repulsive forces driving the uniform distribution of nuclei in the developing embryo. Study conducted at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (Ivo Telley & Jorge ...

Developing news

Posted by , on 18 January 2022

Welcome to our light-hearted look at the goings-on in the world of developmental biology in the last two weeks (or so).

December in preprints

Posted by , on 5 January 2022

Welcome to our monthly collection of preprints on developmental and stem cell biology (and related fields). The list includes a number of more unusual model organisms including squirrels, hippos, the ...

2021 in numbers

Posted by , on 31 December 2021

Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the Node in 2021. We hope you have enjoyed interacting with the site over the past year.

November in preprints

Posted by , on 15 December 2021

Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental biology (and related) preprints.

The making of.. human blastoids

Posted by , on 9 December 2021

In our recently published paper1, we show that human stem cells self-organize into blastocyst-like structures, which we term blastoids based on 4 criteria. Because blastoids can be generated in large ...

Developing news

Posted by , on 7 December 2021

Welcome to our light-hearted look at the goings-on in the world of developmental biology in the last two weeks (or so).

Countdown to 2022 with FocalPlane and the Node

Posted by , on 1 December 2021

2021 has been an exciting year for both FocalPlane and the Node; both sites have new Community Managers, new series and new contributors. To celebrate the end of the year ...

October in preprints

Posted by , on 4 November 2021

Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmentall and stem cell biology (and related) preprints.

September in preprints

Posted by , on 7 October 2021

Welcome to our monthly saunter through preprints on developmental and stem cell biology (and related fields).

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