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Call for papers – The Extracellular Environment in Development, Regeneration and Stem Cells

Posted by , on 2 September 2025

Development, host of the Node, invites you to submit your latest research to our upcoming Special Issue – The Extracellular Environment in Development, Regeneration and Stem Cells. This issue will …
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An interview with BSDB Beddington medal winner Rory Maizels

Posted by , on 2 September 2025

The 2025 BSDB Beddington Medal winner was Rory Maizels, who completed his PhD with James Briscoe at the Francis Crick Institute in London, UK. In this interview, we hear about …

The Node Time Machine – August 2010

Posted by , on 27 August 2025

At the end of each month, I pick the same month from a random year from the past 15 years of the Node, and take a look at what people …

Win £200 for your post on the Node

Posted by , on 25 August 2025

A chance to win £200 by posting on the Node before 30 September

SciArt profile: Kathryn Garner

Posted by , on 22 August 2025

In this SciArt profile, we meet Kathryn Garner, whose passion for art and science has been linked throughout her life as she discovered her passion for science through her art. …

Catch up on Development presents… webinar on stem cells and organoids

Posted by , on 21 August 2025

Catch up on the Development presents… webinar, featuring talks from ECRs working on stem cells and organoids.

Vote for your favourite image from the MBL Embryology course

Posted by , on 19 August 2025

Browse through the gallery of the 20 images and vote for your favourite by Wednesday 3 September.

Development’s Pathway to Independence programme: meet the 2025 fellows

Posted by , on 19 August 2025

Earlier in 2025, we welcomed our third cohort of Development’s Pathway to Independence (PI) fellows – researchers whom we will be supporting as they transition from postdoc to Principal Investigator. …

A Creative Approach to Science Communication – A Workshop by Anatolii Kozlov

Posted by , on 18 August 2025

10 September 2025, 14.00-15:30 BST From the nitty-gritty aspects of research to the practice of science communication activities, creativity is an essential part of science. The aim of this webinar …

Development presents… gene regulation

Posted by , on 13 August 2025

Talks from two researchers working on gene regulation.

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Updated on 27 August 2025