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In Development this week (Vol. 143, Issue 9)

Posted by , on 3 May 2016

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Making inroads into spermatogonial differentiation Differentiation of spermatogonial cells is a crucial part of spermatogenesis. Many of the key ...

From our sister journals- April 2016

Posted by , on 29 April 2016

Here is some developmental biology related content from other journals published by The Company of Biologists.           New neural crest EMT reporter Stewart and colleagues describe a novel neural ...

Untangling developmentally programmed obesity: role of the serotonin system

Posted by , on 27 April 2016

This post highlights the approach and findings of a new research article published in Disease Models and Mechanisms (DMM): ‘5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptors as hypothalamic targets of developmental programming in ...

Scratching the surface of a rainbow

Posted by , on 26 April 2016

  Why some vertebrates like salamanders and zebrafish are able to regenerate complex tissues while humans cannot is a question that has fascinated biologists for centuries. Understanding how and why ...

Gills, fins and the evolution of vertebrate paired appendages

Posted by , on 19 April 2016

The origin of paired fins is a major unresolved issue in vertebrate evolutionary biology, and has been a topic of debate among palaeontologists, comparative anatomists and developmental biologists for over ...

In Development this week (Vol. 143, Issue 8)

Posted by , on 19 April 2016

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   The origins of lung macrophages revealed Tissue-resident macrophages are phagocytic cells that are essential for the response to injury ...

Light sheet microscopy 101: Get started with a short video protocol

Posted by , on 13 April 2016

Here you can find out more about our video protocol on using light sheet microscopy to image zebrafish eye development.   Light sheet fluorescence microscopy has quickly become a popular ...

High-pressure tubes

Posted by , on 6 April 2016

Notes on “Intracellular lumen formation in Drosophila proceeds via a novel subcellular compartment” by Linda S. Nikolova and Mark M. Metzstein. Development 2015 142: 3964-3973; doi: 10.1242/dev.127902 In this post, ...

Forgotten classics- Regulating the size of the mouse embryo

Posted by , on 6 April 2016

  Snow, M. H. L., Tam, P. P. L. (1979) Is compensatory growth a complicating factor in mouse teratology? Nature 279, 555-557 Lewis, N. E., Rossant, J. (1982) Mechanism of ...

In Development this week (Vol. 143, Issue 7)

Posted by , on 5 April 2016

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   TUBB5 analysis yields insights into microcephaly Mutations affecting tubulin genes have been implicated in a range of human neurological ...

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