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December in preprints

Posted by , on 5 January 2024

Happy New Year! Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental and stem cell biology (and related) preprints.

Tweaking a gene can remind cells of their ancient roots

Posted by , on 3 January 2024

What is this? A sea anemone stinging cell (F; left panel) and change in cell identity following the knockout of a gene called NvSox2 (G; right panel). How was this ...

BEE-ST – a technique for monitoring hard tissue development

Posted by , on 3 January 2024

What is this? BEE-ST (Bone and tEEth Spatio-Temporal growth monitoring) is a method to monitor mineralization dynamics across species. It is based on the intraperitoneal (abdominal cavity) administration of fluorescent ...

A flipbook of zebrafish embryogenesis

Posted by , on 3 January 2024

A 'flipbook' of zebrafish embryogenesis in the 1996 issue of Development.

Temperature, variability and the robustness of development

Posted by , on 29 December 2023

Find out the story behind the paper about temperature sensitivity across cell types in zebrafish embryos, from first author Mike Dorrity.

Scientists identify a key cause of female infertility

Posted by , on 18 December 2023

A Press Release from Development Infertility affects around 48 million couples worldwide and can have various causes. In mammals, including humans, eggs are produced in the ovary. When this process ...

The power of micropeptides in brains and society

Posted by , on 18 December 2023

In this piece, I reflect on my recent scientific work as a lesson on how reductive definitions can overlook some of the most impactful discoveries and individuals in a collective.

November in preprints

Posted by , on 8 December 2023

Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental and stem cell biology (and related) preprints.

preLights webinar series: 'From preprint to publication'

Posted by , on 7 December 2023

Recently, one of the preLights Ambassadors, Martin Estermann, launched a new webinar series that discusses the journey of a preprint in becoming a journal publication. As part of this initiative, ...

My journey to explore the mystery during spermatogenesis

Posted by , on 9 November 2023

Find out about the story behind the paper 'Mouse Pramel1 regulates spermatogonial development by inhibiting retinoic acid signaling during spermatogenesis'

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