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On the Shape of Life: meeting report, SFBD meeting 2025

Posted by , on 15 June 2025

Recently, I attended ‘Shaping Life 3’, the quadrennial meeting of the French Society of Developmental Biology (SFBD). The first of these meetings happened in 2016: that’s where my current PI ...

Cellular Worlds – An Art Exhibition Inspired by Microscopic Universes

Posted by , on 13 June 2025

We find out more about Ayelen Valko's exhibition combining art and science, highlighting how the exhibition came about and the highlights and challenges along the way.

From Tip to Grain: Sculpting Barley Inflorescence Through the Regulation of Meristem Activity

Posted by , on 12 June 2025

Why do some grass species like rice have multiple grains developing on primary and secondary branches, while others like barley only have one 'spikelet' developing into a single grain?

How to organise events more sustainably (webinar)

Posted by , on 10 June 2025

We are pleased to support The Pavilion for People, running alongside the 2025 UN Ocean Conference. Explore the space to learn more and share your thoughts on saving our oceans. ...

Catch up on Development presents… May webinar on Development’s 2024 outstanding paper prize

Posted by , on 10 June 2025

Catch up on the Development presents... May webinar, featuring talks from the first authors of Development's 2024 outstanding paper prize finalists.

The Season's Script: Tales of Metabolic adaptation #MetabolismMondays

Posted by , on 9 June 2025

All the world’s a metabolic dance, early career scientists are leading the way! Emerging perspectives in metabolism This week we’ll meet Dr Karin Van der Burg, a new faculty at ...

May in preprints

Posted by , on 9 June 2025

Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental and stem cell biology (and related) preprints. The preprints this month are hosted on bioRxiv – use these links below to get to ...

Unfinished story: How events during development affect adult behaviour

Posted by , on 6 June 2025

Many times, the project or PhD is over, and the paper published, and yet the story unfinished. During the course of PhD, there arise many mysterious observations and unanswered questions.  ...

'Scientific Community Engagement Fundamentals' course is open for registration

Posted by , on 5 June 2025

The Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement (CSCCE) has announced its next offering of Scientific Community Engagement Fundamentals (CEF25F), which will run on Mondays and Thursdays beginning Thursday, 4 ...

Squishing jellies!!

Posted by , on 4 June 2025

Behind the paper: “Topology changes of Hydra define actin orientation defects as organizers of morphogenesis”

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