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Loke Centre for Trophoblast Research in Cambridge launch registration for the 2026 Annual Meeting, themed 'Epigenetics of embryogenesis and placentation'

Posted by , on 19 January 2026

The 2026 Loke CTR annual meeting theme, “Epigenetics of embryogenesis and placentation” brings together leading clinical and basic scientists to explore topics including the interplay of environment, genetics and epigenetics ...

What a Gene Regulatory Network Is — and What It Is Not !

Posted by , on 13 January 2026

Pedro Martinez. Departament de Genètica, Microbiologia i Estadística, Universitat de Barcelona Gene Regulatory Networks: An Introduction and Their Historical and Conceptual Context. The concept of a gene regulatory network has, ...

The health impacts of microplastics are studied using a Xenopus amphibian model.

Posted by , on 12 January 2026

Our study using Xenopus carries substantial significance, raising developmental immunotoxicity (DIT) concerns not only for aquatic vertebrates but also for human health.

SEBD Honours Antonio García-Bellido

Posted by , on 18 December 2025

A Pioneer in Developmental Biology On the past 10th of November, Antonio García-Bellido passed away. Widely regarded as the father of the Spanish school of Developmental Biology and one of ...

Musifying Proteins

Posted by , on 13 December 2025

A SciArt Musical Project by Sofia J. Araújo and Laia de la Torre Musifying Proteins is a SciArt project for scientific and artistic outreach created by Laia de la Torre ...

Postdoctoral Position to Study Cardiovascular Development

Posted by , on 11 December 2025

A postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Sophie Astrof at Rutgers University to study the roles of cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) interactions in cardiovascular development and congenital heart ...

New developments in a decades-old quest on flowering

Posted by , on 10 December 2025

New research reveals mechanism underlying decades-old mystery behind flowering

Developmental Biology and Disability

Posted by , on 29 September 2025

Hopeful monsters. Morphospace. Mutation. Natural variation. Mutagenesis screens. Polymorphism. Deformity. Phenotype. Disease. Adaptation. Anomaly. Variant. Error.   What defines the distinction between defect and difference? Between natural and unnatural? Between ...

Remember her name?

Posted by , on 26 September 2025

I am an avid podcast listener, especially at the gym. Instead of fueling my reps with anger-fueled lyricism or upbeat songs that raise my bpm to 120, I noticed feeding ...

It’s about who you know, not what you know. Uh Oh.

Posted by , on 21 September 2025

When I attended my first networking event, I felt like I was sticking out like a sore thumb, but the thumb gets sorer and sorer and eventually the whole hand ...

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