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In Development this week (Vol. 143, Issue 15)

Posted by , on 2 August 2016

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Defining Polycomb complexes with AEBP2 Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) directs methylation of histone H3 K27 (H3K27me), a repressive ...

Two PhD positions in Regulatory Evolution, Tschopp group, University of Basel, Switzerland

Posted by , on 1 August 2016

The Laboratory of Regulatory Evolution (Tschopp group) at the Zoological Institute, University of Basel, is hiring for two fully funded PhD positions. Our research interests focus on two main questions: ...

MBL Embryology Course 2016

Posted by , on 1 August 2016

“My dear, here we must run as fast as we can, just to stay in place. And if you wish to go anywhere you must run twice as fast as ...

July in preprints

Posted by , on 1 August 2016

Our latest monthly trawl for preprints. See June’s post for background, and let us know if we missed anything This month we found preprints on various themes in developmental biology, as well as ...

This month on the Node - July 2016

Posted by , on 1 August 2016

In case you missed it, here’s a round up of our July content, with lots of developmental biology research highlights (inc. microfluidics, zebrafinches and 3D retinas), as well as some art, ...

BSCB BSDB Joint Spring Meeting Report

Posted by , on 28 July 2016

The BSDB had its joint Spring Meeting with the BSCB earlier this year in April (10th -13th). It was my first time at the Meeting, which had been enthusiastically sold ...

Molecular mechanisms of neurogenesis in the developing forebrain and peripheral nervous system

Posted by , on 27 July 2016

The laboratory of Developmental Genetics is looking for a PhD student to study the molecular mechanisms of neurogenesis in the developing mouse nervous system. The student will have to apply ...

Life's symphony: a fusion of art and science to display the beauty of development

Posted by , on 26 July 2016

Mark Hintze and Diana Gradinaru introduce their collaborative animation about the wonders of developmental biology.   How are you built?  How do you become the shape and form that you are? How are ...

How fish grew limbs and moved onto land

Posted by , on 25 July 2016

Fin to limb transition was a crucial evolutionary adaptation necessary for the vertebrate land invasion in the late Devonian around 400 MY ago. Without this key event, I would not ...

From our sister journals - July 2016

Posted by , on 25 July 2016

Here we highlight some developmental biology related content from other journals published by The Company of Biologists.         Aging zebrafish an ideal model Mice have been the traditional model ...

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