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The Rapstract

Posted by , on 25 September 2015

In a world first, Phil Day presents a complete summary of a peer-reviewed scientific paper in the medium of rap: The Rapstract. Original paper: Dr. Carolina Barcellos-Machado et al., Reconstruction ...

Faculty Positions, University of Maryland, College Park

Posted by , on 24 September 2015

We seek to fill two tenure-track faculty positions at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. Both positions will have 70% research and 30% either teaching or extension responsibilities, depending on ...

Enabling research with human embryonic and fetal tissue resources

Posted by , on 24 September 2015

This Spotlight article was written by Dianne Gerrelli, Steven Lisgo, Andrew J. Copp and Susan Lindsay, and was first published in Development.   Congenital anomalies are a significant burden on human health. Understanding the developmental origins of ...

"Eppur (non) si muove": why cellular movements may not be essential to the formation of Turing patterns in biology.

Posted by , on 23 September 2015

D. Bullara* and Y. De Decker *domenico.bullara@mail.com   When Catarina Vicente (Community Manager of “The Node”) proposed us to write a post about our recent paper on pattern formation in ...

4-year PhD position at Sars Centre in Bergen/Norway

Posted by , on 23 September 2015

A 4-year PhD position is available in the group ‘ Evolution of nutrient and growth homeostasis in animals’ at the Sars Centre in Bergen/Norway. The successful candidate will study the ...

The Node in Boston

Posted by , on 23 September 2015

This week the Node is in Boston, MA! This Friday (25th of September) our community manager Cat will be giving two talks:   2.30 p.m.- Inside a Career in Scientific Publishing ...

Editorial- Human development: a Special Issue

Posted by , on 22 September 2015

This editorial first appeared in Development.   In September 2014, Development organised a four-day workshop titled ‘From Stem Cells to Human Development’. In planning this meeting, we sought to fill ...

In Development this week (Vol. 142, Issue 18)

Posted by , on 22 September 2015

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development – our Special Issue on “Human Development”. This Special Issue brings together a collection of Reviews and Research Articles that directly ...

Head, Department of Anatomy, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore

Posted by , on 22 September 2015

The National University of Singapore (NUS) invites applications for faculty appointment as Head of the Department of Anatomy. The Department’s mission is to enhance the international stature of the School and ...

Novel mouse alleles allow for sequential mutagenesis using the dual recombinase technology

Posted by , on 20 September 2015

Genetically engineered mouse models have been used extensively to study a wide variety of biological processes in vivo, and innovations in genetic engineering have made it possible to dissect more ...

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