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Microinjection of preimplantation mouse embryos

Posted by , on 28 January 2013

Hello, my name is Stephanie and I’m a graduate student in Dr. Amy Ralston’s lab at the University of California Santa Cruz.  I just returned from a trip to Dr. ...

Early mouse development seen in real time

Posted by , on 15 January 2013

Developmental biologists have long relied on the power of observation to understand how embryos develop. In addition, pharmacologic and genetic manipulation of embryos gives us clues as to the mechanisms ...

Hope for Huntington's

Posted by , on 14 January 2013

Every time a biologist drives pluripotent cells to differentiate into a specialized cell type, patients of all sorts of diseases, disorders, and injuries allow their hope to grow.  A research ...

In Development this week (Vol. 140, Issue 3)

Posted by , on 8 January 2013

Here are the research highlights from the current issue of Development:   Directed differentiation: Nodal steps forward The directed differentiation of pluripotent stem cells into endodermal derivatives, including insulin-producing pancreatic ...

From sharks to mammals

Posted by , on 26 December 2012

My name is Idoia, I am a PhD student within the Brainshark group at the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain). I am currently finishing a research stay at the ...

December 25

Posted by , on 25 December 2012

You have reached the end of the advent calendar! Please see the round-up of all entries here. Happy holidays!

Advent calendar round-up

Posted by , on 25 December 2012

If you have been following along with the advent calendar we’ve had in the sidebar for the past couple of weeks, you will have seen twenty-four papers – all selected ...

December 24

Posted by , on 24 December 2012

Today’s recommended paper is: Transient downregulation of Bmp signalling induces extra limbs in vertebrates Bea Christen et al. (2012) Development 139 (14), 2557-2565 Submitted by Tohru Yano: “This paper show ...

December 23

Posted by , on 23 December 2012

Today’s recommended paper is: Inhibition of SRGAP2 Function by Its Human-Specific Paralogs Induces Neoteny during Spine Maturation Cécile Charrier et al. (2012) Cell 149 (4), 923-935 Submitted by Joanna Asprer: ...

December 22

Posted by , on 22 December 2012

Today’s recommended paper is: Cartwheel architecture of Trichonympha basal body Paul Guichard et al. (2012) Science 337 (6094), 533 Submitted by the Raff lab: “We chose this paper because by ...

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