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The people behind the papers – Ross Carter, Yara Sánchez-Corrales, Verônica Grieneisen & Athanasius (Stan) Marée

Posted by , on 29 November 2017

Pavement cells in plant leaves were identified as a puzzle which deviated  from normal cell shape rules by D’Arcy Thompson in his classic text On Growth and Form. Now modern approaches …

On Growth and Form at 100: The story behind the cover

Posted by , on 28 November 2017

Today marks the publication of Development’s special issue celebrating the centenary of D’Arcy Thompson’s ‘On Growth and Form’. Given the continuing influence of the book’s graphical elements – from its captivating …

On Growth and Form at 100: An interview with Matthew Jarron

Posted by , on 28 November 2017

In late September I boarded a tiny propeller plane to Dundee to meet Matthew Jarron, who curates the University of Dundee’s D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum. We had seen Matthew speak …

The people behind the papers – Qiang Shao, Stephanie Herrlinger & Jian-Fu (Jeff) Chen

Posted by , on 16 November 2017

Zika infection in humans is associated with birth defects including microcephaly. Zika has two major lineages – the Asian lineage, which has been associated with birth defects, and the African lineage, …

The people behind the papers – David Turner & Peter Baillie-Johnson

Posted by , on 6 November 2017

Embryonic patterning is dependent on the establishment of the anteroposterior (AP) and dorsoventral axes early in development. In mammals this occurs by a breaking of symmetry in the epiblast, however …

An interview with Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard

Posted by , on 3 November 2017

This interview by Katherine Brown originally appeared in Development, Vol 144 Issue 21 Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard is Director Emeritus at the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Tübingen, Germany. In …

In 2019 we met Vilaiwan Fernandes, who had recently been awared the Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Young Investigator Award

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