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developmental and stem cell biologists
Posted by Erin M Campbell, on 5 January 2011
Cancer and stem cells are two very loaded biology concepts, and more frequently can be found in the same discussion. Stem cells within tumors are able to divide and provide ...Posted by Seema Grewal, on 4 January 2011
Here are the research highlights from the new issue of Development: Wnt/PCP signalling, microtubules and gastrulation During vertebrate gastrulation, convergence and extension (C&E) movements shape the germ layers to form ...Posted by Linda, on 31 December 2010
Let me take you on a Bioluminescent journey across many kingdoms. If you’re not well acquainted with the term, it’s the ability of living things to chemically produce light. It’s also ...Posted by Linda, on 22 December 2010
The other beauty of Fluorescent Reporter Gene Systems is its unbearable likeness to holiday colours.Posted by Seema Grewal, on 21 December 2010
Boning up on stem cell Igf2-P2 function The insulin-like growth factor (IGF)/insulin signalling pathway regulates cell proliferation, differentiation, aging and life span. During embryonic development, transcription of the mouse and ...Posted by Anita Abu-Daya, on 15 December 2010
The backstory to our recent Developmental Biology paper “The secreted integrin ligand nephronectin is necessary for forelimb formation in Xenopus tropicalis” includes scenes of several members of the Zimmerman ...Posted by Erin M Campbell, on 8 December 2010
We can all articulate the importance of using model organisms to understand biology, but many of us fall short in our understanding of some of the more uncommon model organisms. ...Posted by Pablo Astudillo, on 8 December 2010
Scientists don’t spend free time to think about the changes that made possible the birth of a new way to make research. For example, how we moved from a world ...Posted by Christian Mosimann, on 7 December 2010
The Node’s staff has kindly asked me to write a little “behind the scenes” on our zebrafish paper released today in Development, “Ubiquitous transgene expression and Cre-based recombination driven by ...