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Posted by Mariana Rama Pedro Alves, on 17 April 2020
My first impression of Nigeria remained loyal to what I would experience the following two weeks: very warm weather, very colourful attires, very warm and joyful hearts. Also, it is ...Posted by Aidan Maartens, on 16 April 2020
The Node is a community site for developmental biologists, and is driven by content written by the community – once registered, you are free to post without requiring authorisation or ...Posted by Seema Grewal, on 7 April 2020
Last week, I gave a talk (online, of course) about ‘Writing review articles’. It was aimed at graduate students who, as part of their training, had to identify a topic ...Posted by Kat Arney, on 26 March 2020
We take a look at the story of genetic fingerprinting, and some of the earliest cases solved by this game-changing technique.Posted by Alex Eve, on 24 March 2020
As labs shut down in response to the coronavirus pandemic, some might be unsure of what to do next. Even if your project doesn’t have a computational (i.e. bioinformatic) aspect, ...Posted by Kat Arney, on 13 March 2020
In this episode, we’re taking a look at some of the common myths and misconceptions surrounding genomics and genetic tests.Posted by Kat Arney, on 27 February 2020
The genetic code is written in just four 'letters - A, C, T and G, short for adenine, cytosine, thymine and guanine. But where did they come from? To find ...Posted by Kat Arney, on 13 February 2020
Adam Rutherford tells us how to argue with a racist, hunting for ghosts in the genome, and recreating the discovery of the double helix in Lego.Posted by Kat Arney, on 30 January 2020
We’re discovering our inner fish: finding out whether we really do go through a fishy phase in the womb, and looking at the legacy of Tiktaalik, the first fish to ...Posted by the Node, on 23 January 2020
We’re excited to announce the launch of the Node Network, a global directory of developmental and stem cell biologists. The Node Network is designed to help those organising conferences, assembling ...