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In Development this week (Vol.140, Issue 22)

Posted by , on 5 November 2013

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Profiling the mammalian brain In mammals, adult neurogenesis is highly restricted to the subventricular zone and to the subgranular ...
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Making Some Noise About Morphogens

Posted by , on 1 November 2013

Greetings, Node readers! We at The University of Chicago have just resumed our yearly Development, Regeneration and Stem Cell Biology Journal Club. I would like to take this opportunity to ...
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Evolution of the Human Neocortex: How Unique Are We?

Posted by , on 28 October 2013

“Evolution of the Human Neocortex: How Unique Are We?” was the question asked at the Wiston House in West Sussex from 22-25 September 2013.  Although we were hardly the first to ...
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How to spot a stem cell...

Posted by , on 23 October 2013

  Here’s a basic but really important question… how do stem cell scientists actually identify the stem cells they are raving about? We have all heard that we have stem ...
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In Development this week (Vol. 140, Issue 21)

Posted by , on 15 October 2013

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Deconstructing pancreas development in vitro An effective cellular therapy for diabetes is dependent on the production of sufficient quantities ...
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Scientists disclose minute-by-minute details of the biological clock of skin stem cells

Posted by , on 14 October 2013

Researchers lead by Salvador Aznar Benitah describe in detail the cyclic activity of the genes in skin stem cells during the course of a day. The correct balance of the ...
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Matthew H. Kaufman (1942-2013) – mouse developmental anatomist

Posted by , on 7 October 2013

This post was first published in Development.   Jonathan Bard, long-time colleague and friend in Edinburgh, recalls the life and work of the mouse developmental anatomist Matt Kaufman, who died in ...
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Echoes of Spallanzani

Posted by , on 3 October 2013

To the inspecting eyes of a budding scienziato the Reggian countryside was not simply teeming with life, it also posed myriad of intriguing questions. How do bug wings work and ...
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In Development this week (Vol. 140, Issue 20)

Posted by , on 1 October 2013

Here are the highlights from the new issue of Development:   Coordinating stem cell and niche development The Drosophila ovary provides an accessible system for analysing the interactions between stem ...
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And in the beginning was histone 1

Posted by , on 30 September 2013

A team at IRB Barcelona identifies an essential protein for embryonic viability during the first cell divisions in the fly Drosophila. This protein, called dBigH1, which is a variant of ...
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