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How do animal species ensure robust patterning?

Posted by , on 17 October 2023

This summer I was privileged with the opportunity to conduct research at the Francis Crick Institute in the Mathematical and Physical Biology Laboratory, which studies how structure and organisation emerge ...

More Than a Powerhouse: How Mitochondria Help to Build an Embryo

Posted by , on 16 October 2023

Find out the story behind the paper "Mitochondrial leak metabolism induces the Spemann-Mangold Organizer via Hif-1α in Xenopus".

Featured Resource: AxoBase

Posted by , on 10 October 2023

Find out about AxoBase, a new platform providing a one-stop web resource for the axolotl research community.

In preprints: highlighting the latest literature

Posted by , on 6 October 2023

As readers of the Node’s monthly preprint round-up will know, it can be hard to keep up with the ever-growing number of preprints. That’s one of the reasons why Development ...

Investigating the Impact of Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cell Ablation in Mouse Models of Growth Hormone Deficiency

Posted by , on 5 October 2023

This summer, I had the opportunity to work at the Francis Crick Institute. Because my early university experience was disrupted by COVID, receiving an opportunity to get some real research ...

September in preprints

Posted by , on 4 October 2023

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

Behind the paper: What bats can tell us about the evolution of mammalian teeth

Posted by , on 25 September 2023

Find out about the behind the paper story from Alexa Sadier about the origin of tooth classes in bats.

What do microglia do in human neurodevelopmental disorders?

Posted by , on 11 September 2023

In a recent review published in Acta Neuropathologica, Matuleviciute, Akinluyi & co-authors focus on the evidence obtained from humans to examine how microglia, the brain’s macrophages, participate in brain development. ...

August in preprints

Posted by , on 6 September 2023

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

Patterning the butterfly wing through Wnt signaling

Posted by , on 31 August 2023

Read the story behind the paper from Tirtha Das Banerjee and Antόnia Monteiro about Wnt signaling in setting up butterfly wing patterns.

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