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developmental and stem cell biologists
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, ...Posted by Seema Grewal, on 22 March 2011
Here are the research highlights from the current issue of Development: Fishing out adult neural stem cells Adult neural stem cells (NSCs) hold great potential for the treatment of neurodegenerative ...Posted by Sorrel Bickley, on 17 March 2011
We are delighted to announce the first double-seminar session hosted by the Young Embryologist Network (http://www.ucl.ac.uk/cdb/yen) on March 24th from 4pm – 6pm (& refreshments afterwards) in the A.V. Hill Lecture Theatre, Medical ...Posted by Erin M Campbell, on 9 March 2011
The power of stem cells lies in the ability to give rise to many different cell types. The stem cells found in the neural crest are no exception, and a ...Posted by Seema Grewal, on 8 March 2011
Here are the research highlights from the current issue of Development: A breath of fresh air: miRNAs regulate lung development Throughout development, a proper balance between the proliferation and differentiation ...Posted by Eva Amsen, on 3 March 2011
Update 23/09/19: Please note that the below piece links to Dipity, a now defunct website. Over at the Drop In Blog you can read the story of what happened to ...Posted by Seema Grewal, on 22 February 2011
Here are the research highlights from the current issue of Development: Arteriovenous-specific regulation of angiogenesis Endothelial cells (ECs) assume arterial- or venous-specific molecular characteristics at early stages of development. These ...Posted by Eva Amsen, on 17 February 2011
The early embryology of the chick Coffee and Sci(ence) features the 90-year-old book “The Early Embryology of the Chick” by Bradley Patten. The book is now out of copyright, and ...Posted by Teisha Rowland, on 13 February 2011
With so much research focusing on stem cells, I’ve been wondering lately whether researchers are overlooking other important, multipotent cell groups, specifically what are called “progenitor” cells. But then another ...