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Posted by Erin M Campbell, on 19 October 2010
Somites are the building blocks of the vertebrae, skeletal muscle and dermis…literally and figuratively. Somites define the segmented features of vertebrate embryos, and are repeated blocks of epithelial cells formed ...Posted by Samantha Alsbury, on 13 October 2010
Cold Spring Harbor axon guidance, synaptic plasticity and regeneration conference meeting report. Great weather, loads of interesting science and plenty of drunken dancing...what more could you want from a conference.Posted by molnar.david, on 12 October 2010
Dear Reader, My name is Dávid Molnár, I’m a third year Ph.D. student in the Department of Human Morphology and Developmental Biology at Semmelweis University (Budapest, Hungary). I’d like to ...Posted by Seema Grewal, on 12 October 2010
Here are the research highlights from the current issue of Development: Oct1: essential for trophoblast development Most POU family transcription factors are temporally and spatially restricted during development and play ...Posted by Erin M Campbell, on 6 October 2010
Hello to all of you Node readers! My name is Erin Campbell and I’m the blogger behind HighMag Blog, a blog that features cell biology images a few times a ...Posted by Seema Grewal, on 28 September 2010
A fateful look at early mouse lineage specification The first cell lineages specified in the mouse embryo are the trophectoderm (TE), which generates the embryonic portion of the placenta, and ...Posted by Eva Amsen, on 27 September 2010
A recent paper in PNAS describes the development of MiniPromoters: human DNA promoters of less than 4 kb, designed to drive gene expression in specific areas of the brain. The ...Posted by Eva Amsen, on 21 September 2010
Today, the Lasker Foundation announced the winners of their 65th annual Lasker Awards, celebrating biomedical research. The winners all contributed to scientific research with strong implications for medical advancements: Albert ...Posted by Kim Cooper, on 17 September 2010
I’m going to collect dates from my travel journal and batch post the most interesting bits. See this post for my introduction and an explanation for all of this. Enjoy! ...Posted by Shreeharsha T Tarikere, on 14 September 2010
I am a graduate student from Indian Institute for Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, India. I wish to share some of my work and life experiences in Japan from ...