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developmental and stem cell biologists
Posted by Catarina Vicente, 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 ...Posted by aglcheng, 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 ...Posted by Seema Grewal, 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 ...Posted by Erin M Campbell, 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 ...Posted by Stephen Frankenberg, 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 ...Posted by Seema Grewal, 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 ...Posted by Eva Amsen, 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 ...Posted by Jessica Whited, 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, ...Posted by Seema Grewal, 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. ...Posted by svanderweide, 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. ...