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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 ...

Hungary offers a dire warning about what is happening in the U.S.

Posted by , on 18 September 2025

I work at Northwestern University where all of our NIH funding has been frozen since March. I am increasingly concerned that too few of my fellow scientists are paying enough ...

The Next Great Symbiosis:

Posted by , on 9 September 2025

How a Biological Principle is Guiding the Human-AI Partnership Summary: For decades, we’ve used computational metaphors for the brain (it’s like a computer!). But what if the most powerful metaphor ...

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