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Advent and site updates

Posted by , on 19 November 2012

Advent calendar Thanks to everyone who has sent in suggestions for papers for the advent calendar. We’re still looking for a few more to take us to a complete set ...

Farish A. Jenkins, Jr (1940-2012)

Posted by , on 14 November 2012

       On the morning of Sunday, November 11th, the world lost a great gentleman scholar – Professor Farish A. Jenkins, Jr of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard ...

Remember this: Sox1 marks neural stem cells in the hippocampus

Posted by , on 13 November 2012

Most folks think that our brains don’t produce any more neurons after we’re born, but thankfully they do!  A small subset of stem cells within the hippocampus gives rise to ...

Post-doctoral position in muscle-type specific genomic approaches

Posted by , on 10 November 2012

Identifying gene expression signatures that underlay diversification of muscle cells using cell type specific genomic approaches in Drosophila   Muscle network in Drosophila embryos represents an attractive system for studying ...

Favourite papers advent calendar

Posted by , on 8 November 2012

What was your favourite paper in the fields of developmental or stem cell biology this past year? We’re preparing a little feature on the Node for the month of December: ...

Editorial opportunities at the Company of Biologists

Posted by , on 6 November 2012

Here at Development, and at our sister journal Disease Models and Mechanisms, we are currently advertising two editorial positions. Within the Development team, we are seeking to recruit a new ...

Scientific Editor Disease Models and Mechanisms

Posted by , on 6 November 2012

Scientific Editor Disease Models & Mechanisms Based in Cambridge, UK Joining a young journal in an expanding and important area of research, this is an exciting opportunity for a promising ...

New Reviews Editor at Development

Posted by , on 6 November 2012

Associate Reviews Editor (Stem Cells) Development Based in Cambridge, UK Applications are sought for a new role of Associate Reviews Editor for the stem cell field at Development. Joining an ...

In Development this week (Vol. 139, Issue 23)

Posted by , on 6 November 2012

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Dishevelled: the Notch-Wnt go-between The Notch and Wnt signalling pathways are used during animal development to generate a diverse ...

Gene regulation and developmental biology at the Royal Society

Posted by , on 5 November 2012

Last week, the Royal Society hosted a meeting entitled “Regulation from a distance: Long-range control of gene expression in development and disease”. The impressive London offices of the Society (complete ...

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