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The 3D atlas of human development

Posted by , on 28 November 2016

“It’s fair to say that we currently know more about the moon than about our own embryonic development. The current textbooks all show the same kind of images based on ...

eLearning at eMouseAtlas

Posted by , on 24 November 2016

A new eLearning resource that provides short and interactive vignettes in embryo (primarily vertebrate) development, from gametogenesis through to organogenesis, is available from the eMouseAtlas1,2 website (www.emouseatlas.org). The current eLearning ...

New data reveals gene expression during mouse embryo development

Posted by , on 29 September 2016

This article was originally posted on the DMDD website dmdd.org.uk Knowing the ‘normal’ expression of genes during embryo development is key to understanding the differences that occur due to genetic ...

Exciting news on neural stem cell niches: stunning research from Fiona Doetsch's lab

Posted by , on 26 August 2016

http://www.cell.com/cell-stem-cell/fulltext/S1934-5909(16)30163-1 Sense & Sensibility: niche signals regulate neural stem cells in an age-dependent manner paper feature by Thomas Schwarz-Romond Tissue specific stem cell niches provide lifelong support for adult stem ...

FaceBase: An online resource for craniofacial research

Posted by , on 16 August 2016

In 2009, FaceBase was launched in response to the need for more comprehensive analysis of craniofacial development: with so much craniofacial data being generated, there is a danger of relevant datasets ...

New DMDD embryonic-lethal mouse data now available

Posted by , on 15 August 2016

  This post was originally posted on the DMDD blog.   New embryonic-lethal knockout mouse lines are now available on the DMDD database. If you haven’t previously taken a look ...

July in preprints

Posted by , on 1 August 2016

Our latest monthly trawl for preprints. See June’s post for background, and let us know if we missed anything This month we found preprints on various themes in developmental biology, as well as ...

June in preprints

Posted by , on 6 July 2016

In this new feature, we conduct a trawl for preprints to find the latest developmental biology and related research from the previous month. Scientists are increasingly using preprints as a way of ...

Model Organism Database funding is in trouble: Let your voice be heard

Posted by , on 23 June 2016

  Model Organisms such as yeast, worm, fly, fish, rat, and mouse are key drivers of biological research, providing manipulable and cost-effective experimental systems that continuously yield fundamental insights into ...

Sweetening with a pinch of salt: maximized Cas9 efficiency in zebrafish

Posted by , on 14 June 2016

  Alexa Burger, Mosimann lab, Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zürich, Switzerland. When I first heard about the “new” genome editing method in early 2013 called CRISPR-Cas9, I ...

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