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In Development this week (Vol. 139, Issue 17)

Posted by , on 7 August 2012

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   eIF4E-3 puts a cap on spermatogenesis Gene expression is translationally regulated during many developmental processes. Translation is mainly controlled ...
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Cover winner: fly embryo

Posted by , on 6 August 2012

With an overwhelming majority, this crisp fly embryo staining won the third round of cover voting, in which readers of the Node chose from images taken in the 2011 Woods ...
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What's in the culture medium in IVF labs?

Posted by , on 1 August 2012

British researchers working with human embryos for IVF have been wondering about the effects of components of the culture medium they use. In the UK, culture media used for IVF ...
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Post-doctoral scientists - stem cell niche biology (skin), RIKEN CDB, Japan

Posted by , on 31 July 2012

We are seeking to appoint post-doctoral researchers to study microenvironmental regulation of stem cells in mammalian skin. The aim of our group is to gain a better understanding of the ...
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This Month on the Node - July 2012

Posted by , on 31 July 2012

What was new on the Node this past month? “Developments in development” essay competition Congratulations to Joanna Asprer and Máté Varga, whose essays were selected by the judges in our ...
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Uncovering the unexpected: New visions from the 3’ end of squint

Posted by , on 31 July 2012

Here I share the background story on my graduate work that was recently published in Development, “Dorsal activity of maternal squint is mediated by a non-coding function of the RNA”: ...
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SDB Meeting on Twitter

Posted by , on 30 July 2012

You’ve probably already read Patricia Gongal’s summary of the recent SDB meeting (and if not, go do that now!) but many others have also reported from Montreal through Twitter. We’ve ...
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Piecing together the squint puzzle

Posted by , on 27 July 2012

Here is the backdrop for our recent paper in Development, “Dorsal activity of maternal squint is mediated by a non-coding function of the RNA”:  This work follows up a previous ...
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Travelling Fellowships

Posted by , on 25 July 2012

Do you need to learn a new technique?  Are you planning a collaborative visit?  If so please have a look at our Travelling Fellowships – http://www.biologists.com/fellowships.html.  The next deadline is ...
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7 PhD fellowships available at SZN, Italy

Posted by , on 25 July 2012

Open University – Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn International Ph.D. Program: 7 Positions on offer, 2012 – 2013 7 Ph.D. fellowships are available to carry out interdisciplinary training in Biological Sciences ...
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