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developmental and stem cell biologists
Posted by WIMMBlogEditor, on 5 February 2015
Bone marrow transplants save lives. It’s as simple as that. The reason bone marrow transplants are so effective is because this squishy tissue is home to haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), ...Posted by BSDB, on 3 February 2015
In 2014, the British Society of Developmental Biology (BSDB) has initiated the Gurdon Summer Studentship program with the intention to provide highly motivated students with exceptional qualities and a strong ...Posted by Christele Gonneau, on 22 January 2015
Growing organs in vitro is one of the ultimate dreams of any stem cell biologist. As such, it seems obvious that some of these organs will need to ...Posted by Seema Grewal, on 20 January 2015
Here are the highlights from the new issue of Development: Invadosomes: aiding axonal invasion Invasive cells such as immune and metastatic cancer cells form protrusions known as invadosomes, which ...Posted by Seema Grewal, on 6 January 2015
Here are the highlights from the new issue of Development: The ‘second brain’: taking gut development up a Notch The vertebrate gastro-intestinal (GI) tract consists of a regionalized epithelial ...Posted by Christoph Viebahn, on 5 January 2015
Form and function of animal gastrulation have been longstanding classics accompanying the rise of experimental embryology, and – as if to square the circle in the literal sense – the ...Posted by RebeccaL, on 17 December 2014
The Mouse ENCODE Project released a slew of papers late last month reporting findings from a three-year effort to comprehensively map functional elements in the mouse genome. Their major findings ...Posted by Seema Grewal, on 16 December 2014
Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development: Planar cell polarity squeezes in on the action The planar cell polarity (PCP) pathway regulates the polarization of epithelial ...Posted by Christele Gonneau, on 7 December 2014
Thanks to microscopy, scientists can compete with the most talented photographers and take the most astonishing pictures! Although I have been focusing on microscopy pictures in this blog, microscopy is ...Posted by BSDB, on 27 November 2014
In 2014, the BSDB has initiated the Gurdon Summer Studentship program with the intention to provide highly motivated students with exceptional qualities and a strong interest in Developmental Biology an ...