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Special Issue on Organoids

Posted by , on 15 March 2016

In vitro organogenesis has exploded onto the stem cell and developmental biology scene. It is now possible to make  miniaturised approximations of many different organs – known as organoids – entirely ...

An interview with Melissa Little

Posted by , on 15 March 2016

This interview first appeared in Development.   Melissa Little is a Senior Principal Research Fellow at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia. Her lab has studied kidney development ...

In Development this week (Vol. 143, Issue 6)

Posted by , on 15 March 2016

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Knocking the SOX off obesity Growth restriction in utero is associated with increased risk of obesity in later life. ...

Editorial- Closing the circle: from organoids back to development

Posted by , on 15 March 2016

This editorial was written by Melissa Little and first appeared in Development.   Organogenesis is an inherently fascinating developmental process. It requires the creation of complex form and function from ...

What would you ask Nobel Prize Laureate Shinya Yamanaka?

Posted by , on 14 March 2016

It’s been 10 years since induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) were first reported from the lab of Prof. Shinya Yamanaka. Since then, the field of direct reprogramming has grown immensely, ...

Science consulting: helping out a scriptwriter

Posted by , on 13 March 2016

During my years in New York, I unexpectedly experienced an interesting form of science outreach. I randomly met a film director at a party, Sasha Collington. This director explained to ...

PhD position opened in Switzerland for a developmental / cell biologist

Posted by , on 11 March 2016

Evolutionary developmental genetics of reptile skin colour In the context of evolutionary developmental biology analyses of reptilian skin colours and colour patterns, we offer one PhD position for an outstanding, ...

Postdoc position to study Mechanisms of neural progenitor specification

Posted by , on 11 March 2016

A full 3-year ANR funded postdoctoral position is available at the Centre de Biologie Intégrative Toulouse to study mechanisms by which time is translated into a precise developmental sequence in ...

Researchers dig up new molecular details on "the other type" of stem cells

Posted by , on 11 March 2016

Scientists at IRB Barcelona and CSIC reveal that the combination of two molecular signals determines which cells that have already differentiated can regain their stem cell properties. Their studies on ...

1-2 postdoc positions to study neuromuscular patterning during development & regeneration

Posted by , on 10 March 2016

  Each adult mammalian skeletal muscle has a unique complement of fast and slow myofibers, a consequence of cell-autonomous and non-cell-autonomous patterning decisions during development. Intriguingly, following either acute muscle ...

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