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World Cell Race 2013

Posted by , on 22 November 2013

Usain Bolt may be the fastest man alive, but which is the fastest cell? Since 2011 that the World Cell Race has been trying to answer this question. The motivation ...

(Developmental) Biology around the internet- November 2013

Posted by , on 19 November 2013

Here is our monthly round-up of some of the interesting content that we spotted around the internet:   News – Developmental biologist Jim Smith, director of MRC National Institute for ...

The Node at the joint meeting of the French Societies for Developmental Biology and for Genetics

Posted by , on 7 November 2013

Next week will see the first joint meeting of the French Society for Developmental Biology and the French Society for Genetics, taking place close to the beautiful Avignon in the ...

October news from EuroStemCell: stem cell winners

Posted by , on 31 October 2013

At EuroStemCell we’ve been watching The Node’s outreach series with interest. It’s really great to see public engagement featured ike this! Meanwhile, we’ve been beavering away on all kinds of ...

(Developmental) Biology around the internet- October 2013

Posted by , on 16 October 2013

Here is our monthly round-up of some of the interesting content that we spotted around the internet:   News & Research: – The 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was announced, ...

Barcelona hosts major European conference on Drosophila research

Posted by , on 14 October 2013

      – On 16-19 October, 700 scientists will meet for the 23 European Drosophila Conference in the Palau de Congressos in Barcelona.       – Drosophila melanogaster, also known as the fruit fly, ...

Call for Papers for DMM Special Issue on Zebrafish

Posted by , on 9 October 2013

  Disease Models & Mechanisms (DMM) is pleased to welcome submissions for a Special Issue scheduled for publication in late 2014. This issue will focus on translational advances made using the ...

Matthew H. Kaufman (1942-2013) – mouse developmental anatomist

Posted by , on 7 October 2013

This post was first published in Development.   Jonathan Bard, long-time colleague and friend in Edinburgh, recalls the life and work of the mouse developmental anatomist Matt Kaufman, who died in ...

A new facebook page for Development

Posted by , on 3 October 2013

Development is now on Facebook! The journal promotes many of its papers and other content not only via its home page and email alerts, but also via its Twitter account. We use ...

‘A day in the life of…’ a new series on the Node!

Posted by , on 2 October 2013

To uncover the mysteries of development, developmental biologists use an amazingly wide range of systems – from cells in culture to live mouse embryos, and from classical model organisms to ...

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