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A day in the life of a Drosophila lab

Posted by , on 28 October 2013

My name is Nana and I’m a third year PhD student at the MRC National Institute for Medical Research in London. Our lab is in the Division of Molecular Neurobiology—so ...

Evolution of the Human Neocortex: How Unique Are We?

Posted by , on 28 October 2013

“Evolution of the Human Neocortex: How Unique Are We?” was the question asked at the Wiston House in West Sussex from 22-25 September 2013.  Although we were hardly the first to ...

BSDB Axon Guidance and Regeneration

Posted by , on 28 October 2013

This article was first published in the BSDB Summer newsletter   The Autumn Meeting of the BSDB on ‘Axon Guidance and Regeneration’, held on the  28th – 30th August, 2013 ...

I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here!

Posted by , on 25 October 2013

For those of you who haven’t heard of it before, ‘I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here!‘ is an online event that aims to connect school children with real ...

Meeting deadlines for your calendar

Posted by , on 24 October 2013

The next few months will see several interesting meetings, and deadlines are approaching. Here are some dates for your diary:   Registrations still available: – The joint meeting of the ...

How to spot a stem cell...

Posted by , on 23 October 2013

  Here’s a basic but really important question… how do stem cell scientists actually identify the stem cells they are raving about? We have all heard that we have stem ...

PhD Scholarship in Developmental and Regenerative Dermatology Laboratory at UNSW, Sydney, Australia

Posted by , on 22 October 2013

          Developmental and Regenerative Dermatology Laboratory School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales   PhD Scholarship The Developmental and Regenerative Dermatology Unit is seeking ...

Evo Devo Art

Posted by , on 21 October 2013

I make art that brings together music, animation, and performance to explore evolutionary and developmental biology themes. I aim to illuminate the magic of the biological world for a broad ...

Neocortex evolution and human uniqueness

Posted by , on 20 October 2013

“So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the ...

BSCB/BSDB 2014 Meeting- Registration is now open

Posted by , on 18 October 2013

Registration for the 2014 BSCB/BSDB Meeting to be held at the University of Warwick on the 16th-19th of March is now open. The meeting includes plenary talks from Janet Rossant and Kai Simons. ...

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