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Visualize it!

Posted by , on 19 July 2011

Here’s a short “behind the scenes” on our paper about visualizing gene expression data, published in Nucleic Acids Research. When I joined James Briscoe‘s lab as a postdoc, my project’s ...

In touch with your feminine side? Not like a butterfly (or a chicken)

Posted by , on 18 July 2011

Last week, the butterfly keepers at the Natural History Museum in London came across an incredibly rare phenomenon: a lateral gynandromorph. This butterfly is both male and female, and the ...

ISSCR 9th Annual Meeting (Toronto, June 2011) - Day 4: Saturday 18th

Posted by , on 15 July 2011

Welcome to my report from the 9th Annual ISSCR Meeting in Toronto, 2011. This is  the final part, covering the events of day four of the conference (Saturday); Follow these ...

ISSCR 9th Annual Meeting (Toronto, June 2011) - Day 3: Friday 17th

Posted by , on 15 July 2011

Welcome to my report from the 9th Annual ISSCR Meeting in Toronto, 2011. This is  part three, covering the events of day three of the conference (Friday); you can read ...

ISSCR 9th Annual Meeting (Toronto, June 2011) - Day 2: Thursday 16th

Posted by , on 15 July 2011

Welcome to my report from the 9th Annual ISSCR Meeting in Toronto, 2011. This is  part two, covering the events of day two (Thursday) of the conference, you can see ...

ISSCR 9th Annual Meeting (Toronto, June 2011) - Day 1: Wednesday 15th

Posted by , on 15 July 2011

Attendence from over 3,800 delegates, around 140 speakers, and 1,500 posters on display over four days, in the wonderful city of Toronto:  the 9th Annual Meeting of the International Society ...

Sperm stem cells and that trusty old friend Wnt

Posted by , on 14 July 2011

Sperm stem cells have a lot riding on their success.  Not only must they produce the actual sperm, but they must maintain a life-long supply.  So, the self-renewal of spermatogonial ...

Muscular forces shape bone circumference

Posted by , on 13 July 2011

The massive cow femur I keep on a shelf right in front of me in my office clearly demonstrates that the shaft of a long bone is anything but a ...

In Development this week (Vol. 138, Issue 15)

Posted by , on 12 July 2011

Here are the research highlights from the current issue of Development: BMP signalling rolls up in the neural tube During neurulation, polarised cell-shape changes at hinge points – specialised regions ...

Wellcome PhD – Lab 2: Tea at the poles

Posted by , on 12 July 2011

This is my personal report on the second of three laboratory projects which I have undertaken during the rotation year of my 4-year Wellcome Trust PhD. I studied how yeast ...

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