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Stripes and Stem Cells

Posted by , on 7 March 2013

You didn’t stop developing once you were born (or hatched).  Our infant selves barely resemble ourselves as adults, thankfully, and stem cells play an important role in this continued development.  ...
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Crocodile heads teach us a cracking lesson

Posted by , on 3 March 2013

  I recently came across a study by Milinkovitch and colleagues on the development of crocodile head scales. I think it highlights how nature sometimes chooses unusual ways to approach ...
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Making sense of Wnt signaling

Posted by , on 3 March 2013

Did it ever occur to you that to enjoy music from Antonio Vivaldi to Lil Wayne, we use only about 22,000 sensory hair cells in our ears? Because hair cells ...
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In Development this week (Vol. 140, Issue 6)

Posted by , on 27 February 2013

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Cofilin and Vangl2 kick start planar cell polarity The planar cell polarity (PCP) pathway orients cells within the plane ...
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Stem cell decisions and the cell cycle

Posted by , on 15 February 2013

A lot of things cycle in life, even down to the cellular level.  In the developing central nervous system, regulators of the cell cycle play important roles in maintaining the ...
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Marsupials are a missing link in vertebrate development

Posted by , on 12 February 2013

Marsupials were popular models for early development in the early 1900s , with classic morphological studies performed by notable embryologists such as J.P. Hill, C.G. Hartman, T.T. Flynn (Errol Flynn’s ...
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In Development this week (Vol. 140, Issue 5)

Posted by , on 12 February 2013

Here are the research highlights from the current issue of Development:   Evolution of mesoderm induction Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) are essential for mesoderm induction in vertebrates and for early ...
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Review: Electric shock

Posted by , on 7 February 2013

Last year, Matter launched, after a successful  Kickstarter campaign, as a magazine that publishes only long, well-written articles related to “science, technology and the ideas shaping our future”. Each issue ...
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Retroviruses for Axolotl Research

Posted by , on 1 February 2013

Many salamanders can regenerate limbs, and even a seven-year-old child appreciates exactly the reasons why this feat is so remarkable.  How can an animal that has been living its life, ...
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In Development this week (Vol. 140, Issue 4)

Posted by , on 29 January 2013

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Pancreatic injury unlocks cell potential Identifying methods by which pancreatic β-cells can be produced is of major therapeutic importance. ...
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