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Behind the paper and the SciComm story: uncovering the role of CNKSR2 in the chick forebrain

Posted by , on 17 March 2023

“CNKSR2: Identifying and elucidating the role of a novel downstream effector of RA signalling in chick forebrain morphogenesis“ In the February issue of Development, Niveda and her colleagues report on ...

The Node postcard competition

Posted by , on 9 March 2023

One of our favourite giveaways here at the Node is our collection of postcards. With our supplies dwindling (they are a crowd-favourite at meetings!), we are planning to reprint the ...

11th Avian Model Systems Meeting, 11-14 Sep 2023 in Portsmouth, UK

Posted by , on 8 March 2023

The 11th Avian Model Systems Meeting will take place 11-14 September 2023 in Portsmouth, UK.

New Reviews Editor joins Development

Posted by , on 7 March 2023

Hi everyone, my name is Laura Hankins and I’ve recently joined Development as a Reviews Editor. I haven’t moved far, as I initially joined The Company of Biologists back in ...

Periodic inhibition of Erk activity drives sequential somite segmentation

Posted by , on 23 February 2023

Node Blog: Behind the Paper Story Clocks, gradients and segmentation Muhammed Simsek, Ertuğrul Özbudak and colleagues have discovered that oscillations in the ppErk gradient, driven by the Her1-Her7 oscillator, is ...

Pioneering new strategy lengthens limbs to treat skeletal disorder

Posted by , on 15 February 2023

A Press Release from Development Robinow Syndrome is the best known of a set of genetic disorders that affect the growth and development of the skeletal system. Patients with these ...

Announcing the Node correspondents

Posted by , on 6 February 2023

At the end of 2022 we launched our Node correspondent programme. We were looking for three researchers to help us develop and write content for the Node in 2023. The ...

From the Node to FocalPlane - a farewell

Posted by , on 2 February 2023

Dear all, Yesterday was my last official day as the Community Manager of the Node, and I wanted to take this opportunity to thank all the Node community for being ...

COVID has increased trust in genetics - a press release from the Genetics Society

Posted by , on 25 January 2023

A survey of over 2000 British adults, commissioned by the Genetics Society through Kantar Public, finds that trust in genetics is high, and went up significantly during the pandemic. It ...

Developing news

Posted by , on 18 January 2023

After a short break, our first ‘Developing news’ post of 2023 focusses on disruption in science. How good is ChatGPT? One of the main talking point on Twitter in December ...

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