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Using RNA sequencing to understand real-world embryos

Posted by , on 22 March 2017

Comment on “Novel adverse outcome pathways revealed by chemical genetics in a developing marine fish” eLife 6 (2017) Elin Sørhus, John P Incardona, Tomasz Furmanek, Giles W Goetz, Nathaniel L ...

The people behind the papers: Holly Voges, Enzo Porrello & James Hudson

Posted by , on 15 March 2017

The use of organoids – which can be defined as artificially grown masses of cells or tissue that resemble organs – in basic and clinical research has snowballed in recent years, providing ...

Choosing Sides: Two steps in establishing the polarisation vector in algal zygotes

Posted by , on 14 March 2017

Comment on “Two-step cell polarization in algal zygotes”, Nature Plants, 3, 16221, (2017). Department of Biology, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 S8, 9000 Ghent, Belgium VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology, ...

In Development this week (Vol. 144, Issue 6) - SPECIAL ISSUE ON ORGANOIDS

Posted by , on 14 March 2017

The current issue of Development – our Special Issue on Organoids – features a collection of review- and research-based articles focusing on organoids. Here are some of the highlights. Happy ...

Organelle Assembly in Vivo: The Love-Hate Relationship of Thermodynamic and Active Processes

Posted by , on 6 March 2017

Comment on ”Independent active and thermodynamic processes govern nucleolus assembly in vivo”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114 (6), 1335-1340, (2017). Hanieh Falahati, Lewis–Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, ...

Position for Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Cardiovascular Genetics, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Posted by , on 5 March 2017

A postdoctoral research fellow position is available in the laboratory of Gregor Andelfinger at the CHU Sainte Justine Research Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Our work focuses on the genetic origins ...

New signal revealed for birth of blood stem cells in vertebrates

Posted by , on 1 March 2017

Jamie R. Genthe and Wilson K. Clements   When blood goes bad, a replacement is often needed. Each year, thousands of patients in the US receive bone marrow transplants to treat ...

In Development this week (Vol. 144, Issue 5)

Posted by , on 28 February 2017

Here are the highlights from the new issue of Development:   Adding a new layer of complexity to pre-eclampsia Pre-eclampsia (PE) is a pregnancy complication associated with abnormal formation of ...

Matching neurons to limbs: an evolutionary perspective on motor system development

Posted by , on 24 February 2017

Comment on “Divergent Hox Coding and Evasion of Retinoid Signaling Specifies Motor Neurons Innervating Digit Muscles” Neuron 93, 1–14, February 22, 2017. Alana I. Mendelsohn, Departments of Neuroscience and Biochemistry ...

Seeing the world through fresh eyes

Posted by , on 20 February 2017

There are many different structures in our eyes that work in conjunction to allow us to see. These structures are strikingly similar between different species, from zebrafish to humans. The ...

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