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Got the Blues? How Plants Respond to Blue Light

Posted by , on 28 April 2011

Physiologically speaking of course.... As humans we can see a limited assortment of light wavelengths, known as the visible spectrum of light, a.k.a. colours. (Other wavelengths we cannot see include UV ...
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Mapping the cardiac neural crest in the frog’s heart

Posted by , on 27 April 2011

The Node’s staff asked me to write a short “behind the scenes” on our paper just released in the May 15 issue of Development, “Cardiac neural crest is dispensable for ...
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In Development this week (Vol. 138, Issue 10)

Posted by , on 26 April 2011

Here are the research highlights from the current issue of Development: FatJ keeps neural progenitor pools in shape The correct development and functioning of the spinal cord depends on the ...
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Schwann cells and N-WASp: it always comes down to actin

Posted by , on 22 April 2011

Axons have such important jobs to do that they require their own support staff.  Schwann cells are responsible for ensheathing axons of the peripheral nervous system with myelin, which allows ...
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Wellcome to the Node

Posted by , on 19 April 2011

Hello ‘the Node’, it’s very nice to be here. :) This is the first of my cross-posts between the Wellcome Trust and The Node talking about myself and the research ...
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iBioMagazine - Breakthroughs in Genetics

Posted by , on 18 April 2011

iBioMagazine is a quarterly web magazine featuring videos by some top scientists in the life sciences. The videos are aimed at students, and cover scientific topics as well as information ...
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A nice lab-experience in Amsterdam

Posted by , on 14 April 2011

Hello, I am Giovanni Povero, a 4th year PhD student in Agrobiosciences at the “Plant Lab” Department of Prof. Perata (http://www.plantlab.sssup.it/) in Pisa, Italy. My PhD research project is mainly ...
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International Tunicate Research Community Plans Integrated Database System

Posted by , on 14 April 2011

Meeting Report: First Tunicate Information System Meeting, Nice, France November 11-13 2010 Ken Hastings Montreal Neurological Institute and Biology Department McGill University Approximately 50 scientists, including members of the international ...
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Establishing a niche

Posted by , on 12 April 2011

If there is hope to fully understand stem cells, then the environment surrounding those stem cells must be understood too.  A recent Development paper describes important results on niche establishment ...
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In Development this week (Vol. 138, Issue 9)

Posted by , on 12 April 2011

Here are the research highlights from the current issue of Development: Cranial neural crest development: p53 faces up The tumour suppressor p53 plays multiple roles in the prevention of cancer ...
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