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In Development this week (Vol. 140, Issue 10)

Posted by , on 30 April 2013

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   In-cyst-ing on germ cell development During gametogenesis in many organisms, germ cells undergo synchronous, incomplete divisions just before meiosis ...
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Towards a staging series for dinosaur embryos?

Posted by , on 19 April 2013

Last week, I was distracted somewhat by a palaeontology article in Nature: Reisz and colleagues reported their discovery of some fossilised dinosaur embryos. Not exactly relevant to my research, but ...
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Journal club on the Node

Posted by , on 18 April 2013

A couple of days ago, the University of Chicago Development, regeneration and stem cell journal club posted their first piece on the Node – a write-up of the discussion they’d ...
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If I could turn back time: an embryological look at the fin-to-limb transition

Posted by , on 16 April 2013

When sculpting evolutionary histories—when telling the stories of change over time—the developmental biologist is often drawn to similarity. She wants to figure out what that last common ancestor was like; ...
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The hair follicle as a system of stem cell biology

Posted by , on 11 April 2013

Monday is tax day for most of us on the American side of the pond.  That ought to cause massive hair loss for many folks, but we have amazing hair ...
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Retinoic Acid Gradient Directly Visualized During Zebrafish Gastrulation

Posted by , on 11 April 2013

Retinoic acid is one of the most important signaling molecules during development, and that the embryo gets the right levels of this small molecule is critical. Too much or too ...
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In Development this week (Vol. 140, Issue 9)

Posted by , on 9 April 2013

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Dynamics of human thymus development The thymus is the primary organ responsible for generating T cells. Although thymus development ...
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On how odd critters can answer important questions

Posted by , on 27 March 2013

Sproing! Sproing! Sproing! If there is one animal that deserves its own cartoon sound, it is the jerboa – a bipedal desert rodent with extraordinarily elongated hindlegs, fused foot bones, ...
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In Development this week (Vol. 140, Issue 8)

Posted by , on 26 March 2013

Here are the highlights from the new issue of Development: Molecular map of posterior hypothalamus The hypothalamus is a key integrative centre in the vertebrate brain that regulates many essential ...
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In Development this week (Vol. 140, Issue 7)

Posted by , on 12 March 2013

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Mammary gland RankL-ed into making milk Extensive remodelling of the mammary gland during pregnancy generates milk-producing lobuloalveolar structures. During ...
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