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Eating time with Ewan St. John Smith

Posted by , on 2 December 2022

We loved Ewan St. John Smith’s tweet about the Chronophage clock that can be found in our home city, Cambridge. With Ewan’s permission, we have reproduced most of the thread ...

SSRI use during pregnancy: potential effects on fetal brain development

Posted by , on 10 November 2022

There have been long-standing debates around the risk of selective serotonin uptake inhibitor (SSRI) use during pregnancy due to the potential effects on fetal brain development. Our studies, which have ...

The 2nd Crick-Beddington Developmental Biology Symposium: Meeting Summary

Posted by , on 20 October 2022

The 2nd Crick-Beddington Developmental Biology Symposium took place at The Francis Crick Institute between 9-10 October 2022. The hybrid symposium was generously funded by the MRC Rosa Beddington fund, which ...

Job opportunities at The Company of Biologists

Posted by , on 11 October 2022

You may have seen on twitter that our Senior Editor, Seema Grewal, will shortly be leaving Development (sob, sob) to take up a new role as the Executive Editor of ...

Developing news

Posted by , on 4 October 2022

What’s in a name? From defining ‘epigenetics’, to naming nervous system organoids and assembloids, #SciTwitter has been alive with debate over the last two weeks. We bring you some of ...

Become a Node correspondent

Posted by , on 3 October 2022

Enthusiastic about science communication and looking for a chance to broaden your writing experience alongside your research activities? We would like to appoint three correspondents who will play a key ...

Press release from Development - Enemy turned ally: ancient viral genes protect the brain against new infections

Posted by , on 27 September 2022

From the common cold to COVID-19, viruses have a massive impact on our day-to-day lives, but infections that occurred millions of years ago have shaped our evolution. This is because ...

Peer Review Week 2022: Research Integrity

Posted by , on 22 September 2022

This week (September 19-23) is Peer Review Week, and the theme this year is “Research integrity: creating and supporting trust in research”. This is a topic very close to Development’s ...

Developing news

Posted by , on 20 September 2022

This week is #PostdocAppreciationWeek (#NPAW22), and we’d love to hear about the postdocs that contribute to your working life! Last year, we asked for shout-outs on our Twitter feed and ...

Developing news

Posted by , on 23 August 2022

Read on for our news roundup of the past few weeks, with an emphasis on what has caught our eyes on twitter. This post is focussed on career advice, conferences ...

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