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FocalPlane launches the FocalPlane Network

Posted by , on 25 March 2022

FocalPlane has recently launched the FocalPlane Network, a global directory for microscopists. Like the Node Network, the FocalPlane Network was created with diversity in mind, and is entirely inclusive.FocalPlane has ...

Tricks for concise scientific writing #wordcountchop

Posted by , on 18 March 2022

Often in scientific writing, we are up against strict limits, whether it be the number of words for a conference abstract, the number of pages for a grant proposal or ...

Animal Anomalies - aiming to popularise developmental biology

Posted by , on 9 March 2022

In a recent ‘Call to Arms’ essay (2019 Dev. Cell; 50:132) John Wallingford, plenary speaker for the BSDB/BSCB Joint Spring Meeting 2022, urged us to “tell [our] stories” at this ...

The Single-Cell Ninjas Platform: Sharing is caring!

Posted by , on 7 March 2022

The Single-Cell Ninjas platform aims to share knowledge about single-cell technology with the scientific community.

Featured resource: Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank

Posted by , on 31 January 2022

Find out more about the Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank with Doug Houston

Science visualization trends of 2021

Posted by , on 10 January 2022

What are the top 10 science visualization trends of 2021? I summarize ten notable changes I've seen in science figures in the past year.

Featured Resource: the Zebrafish Information Network (ZFIN)

Posted by , on 17 December 2021

For our third article, Yvonne Bradford and Leyla Ruzicka tell us about the work of ZFIN. Read on to find out a little about the history of ZFIN, the ...

Featured Resource: @ZebrafishRock run by Kevin Thiessen

Posted by , on 8 December 2021

For the second article in our 'Featured Rseource' series, we interviewed Kevin Thiessen, the person behind the twitter account @ZebrafishRock.

Genetics Unzipped: The natural lottery - How our genes shape our lives

Posted by , on 2 December 2021

We explore how genetic variations might affect our chances in life, and what - if anything - we should do with this information.

Genetics Unzipped: A menagerie of malignancy - Cancer across the animal kingdom

Posted by , on 18 November 2021

We find out how studying tumours across the animal kingdom, from naked mole rats to elephants, can reveal insights into cancer in our own species.

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