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Characterising and visualising cell-type marker genes in Glossina morsitans morsitans.

Posted by , on 27 October 2025

Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) are the sole vectors of African trypanosomiasis – sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in livestock. The midgut is the site of blood digestion, symbiont interactions, ...

Delving into the complexity of hematopoietic stem cell genesis, fate, and developmental niches: novel insights from the zebrafish embryo and larva

Posted by , on 22 October 2025

Léa and I take turns sharing our exciting and fruitful collaboration aimed at tracking emerging and newly born hematopoietic stem cells to their implantation sites in developmental niches, using the ...

Sniffing out olfactory neurogenesis

Posted by , on 21 October 2025

Sriivatsan G Rajan and Ankur Saxena share their 'Show and tell' post looking at sensory neurogenesis.

Limb regeneration guide for axolotls

Posted by , on 28 September 2025

A recent paper from Otsuki and colleagues investigates the molecular mechanisms driving limb regeneration in axolotl

Featured resource: Facebase

Posted by , on 24 September 2025

Our ‘Featured resource’ series aims to shine a light on the resources that support our research – the unsung heroes of the science world. In this post, we learn about ...

In the apple eye of evolution: Camera-type eye regeneration

Posted by , on 23 September 2025

Behind the paper stories from “A genetically tractable non-vertebrate system to study complete camera-type eye regeneration“ We are all stepping into a story where evolution, development, and regeneration converge in ...

August in preprints

Posted by , on 16 September 2025

Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental and stem cell biology (and related) preprints. The preprints this month are hosted on bioRxiv.

Early embryos develop... and eliminate threats

Posted by , on 4 September 2025

We recently discovered that early embryos can eliminate bacterial infections before immune cells are formed. Take a look at the dynamics of our first encounter with microbes.

Geometry first: how positional cues dictate fate in bilayered epithelia

Posted by , on 4 September 2025

Behind the paper story focussed on research on early fate decisions in bilayered epithelia.

Call for papers – The Extracellular Environment in Development, Regeneration and Stem Cells

Posted by , on 2 September 2025

Development, host of the Node, invites you to submit your latest research to our upcoming Special Issue – The Extracellular Environment in Development, Regeneration and Stem Cells. This issue will ...

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