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developmental and stem cell biologists
Posted by Erin M Campbell, 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 ...Posted by Jonathan Lawson, 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 ...Posted by Eva Amsen, 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 ...Posted by Giovanni Povero, 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 ...Posted by Ken Hastings, 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 ...Posted by Erin M Campbell, 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 ...Posted by Seema Grewal, 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 ...Posted by Sivani, on 8 April 2011
The recipients of Canada’s most prestigious science awards, the Gairdner Awards, was recently announced. The Awards recognize researchers for their contributions to the field of medical research. The 2011 Gairdner ...Posted by Eva Amsen, on 7 April 2011
You’ve seen the news: ES cells generate a 3D retinal structure. But what does this tell us about eye development? In the developing embryo, the first step toward a functional ...Posted by Eva Amsen, on 29 March 2011
The Royal Society has collected a series of images that illustrate the moment important scientific discoveries were made. This “Moments of Seeing Further” collection includes a notebook sketch from 1980, ...