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Distant Developments: In conversation with Professor Stephen Robertson, clinical geneticist and developmental biology researcher

Posted by , on 15 July 2013

“We have the ability to understand human disease and deliver it back to the clinic – allowing families to understand and then move on.”  This week, I caught up with ...
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Building strength and stability: assembly of tendon-bone attachment

Posted by , on 12 July 2013

I appreciate my health and body, but I admit that there are times when I take all of the amazing biology inside my body for granted.  My bones and muscles ...
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Discovery at the MBL

Posted by , on 12 July 2013

It’s been four full weeks since I arrived at the MBL Embryology course. Over that time, I came to appreciate the heritage left by previous generations of scientists at the ...
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In Development this week (Vol. 140, Issue 14)

Posted by , on 3 July 2013

Here are the highlights from the latest issue of Development. Extrinsic cue for dendrite polarisation Most neurons have a single axon on one side of their cell body and multiple ...
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SpotLight on Otago: Distant Developments

Posted by , on 2 July 2013

Developmental biology from near the south pole Kia Ora from New Zealand Hi, I’m Megan Wilson and I’m a lecturer in the Department of Anatomy at the University of Otago, ...
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Exploring Embryology at the Woods Hole MBL

Posted by , on 25 June 2013

After two weeks of intense work in the Woods Hole MBL Embryology course, I am beginning to understand why this course compels TAs, faculty and students from around the world ...
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Seeing a future for retinal regeneration

Posted by , on 14 June 2013

Regeneration is a superpower not just reserved for superheroes—salamanders and newts are able to regenerate lost limbs and tails, and fish can regenerate new retinal neurons after injury to the ...
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Biologically Inspired Digital Designs

Posted by , on 13 June 2013

Birds in flight were an inspiration for Wright brothers to build aeroplane. Be it how Geckos scurry up walls or sub cellular trafficking of molecules, fundamental biological phenomena are always ...
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Amniote gastrulation without a streak

Posted by , on 12 June 2013

The three principal germ layers of the vertebrate embryo, ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm, emerge from the pluripotent epiblast during the process of gastrulation. Being especially interested in the molecular and ...
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ISSCR Annual Meeting 2013

Posted by , on 11 June 2013

Hi there, My name’s Harry and i’m going to be blogging from the ISSCR annual meeting in Boston, starting tomorrow. I’ll try and add daily updates to let you know ...
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