The community site for and by
developmental and stem cell biologists
Displaying posts in the category: Research

In Development this week (Vol. 144, Issue 11)

Posted by , on 30 May 2017

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Getting MAD in meiosis In meiosis I, homologous chromosomes must pair and form crossovers to ensure appropriate chromosome alignment ...

The evolution of an axon guidance model: from chemotaxis to haptotaxis

Posted by , on 16 May 2017

The canonical model The publication of Marc Tessier-Lavigne’s seminal Cell papers (1, 2) in 1994 describing the identification of netrin1 (from the Sanskrit word, netr, meaning “one who guides”) was ...

Our latest research on Hormonal regulation of temporal gene expression in neural stem cells

Posted by , on 16 May 2017

http://around.uoregon.edu/content/study-brain-formation-finds-possible-link-human-disease @ http://www.doelab.org/ elife https://elifesciences.org/content/6/e26287  

In Development this week (Vol. 144, Issue 10)

Posted by , on 16 May 2017

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development: A new model for lineage segregation Lineage segregation during gastrulation has long been thought to be driven by differential cell ...

Biotagging: Behind the scenes (and beyond)

Posted by , on 16 May 2017

“It finally got accepted!”, fol­­lowed by “It’s finally out!” about a month later. I am certain this ‘finally’ feeling about their paper is very familiar to those well-acquainted with the ...

Making of the nerve cord: The story of telling neural progenitors when and where not to divide

Posted by , on 5 May 2017

Comment on “Anterior-Posterior Gradient in Neural Stem and Daughter Cell Proliferation Governed by Spatial and Temporal Hox Control”, Current Biology 27, 1161-1172 (2017). Ignacio Monedero, Behzad Yaghmaeian, Stefan Thor. Department ...

Postdoc position in the Frickel lab at Crick London

Posted by , on 5 May 2017

We are looking for a motivated, ambitious and collegial person interested in joining us as a postdoc to pursue projects centered around host-pathogen interaction in human stem cell derived macrophages. ...

In Development this week (Vol. 144, Issue 9)

Posted by , on 2 May 2017

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   SEGGA: new software for analysing cell shape and dynamics Changes in epithelial cell shape and organisation are essential for ...

Recognition and metrics for peer review activity: reviewercredits.com

Posted by , on 25 April 2017

In this post, I would like to introduce to “The Node” our website, reviewercredits.com, launched last July by myself and my friend Robert Fruscio. We are both physicians (I’m in ...

New complexities in relationship between gene mutation and embryo development

Posted by , on 11 April 2017

  A large-scale study of DMDD data has shown that inactivating the same gene in mouse embryos that are virtually genetically identical can result in a wide range and severity ...

Navigate the archive

Use our Advanced Search tool to search and filter posts by date, category, tags and authors.