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Enter the Node-FocalPlane image competition, presented at Biologists @ 100!
Posted by the Node, on 5 February 2025
To accompany the Biologists @ 100 conference, we are launching the Node–FocalPlane image competition. Enter your best biological research images for your chance to win £250. All the shortlisted images …January in preprints
Posted by the Node, on 5 February 2025
Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental and stem cell biology (and related) preprints. The preprints this month are hosted on bioRxiv – use these links below to get to …Kumayl Alloo: A Trailblazing Neuroscientist Bridging Gaps in Parkinson’s Research
Posted by Muhsin Zaman, on 4 February 2025
For decades, Parkinson’s disease (PD) research has centered primarily around the disease’s hallmark motor symptoms, including tremors, rigidity, and bradykinesia. However, nonmotor symptoms of the disease—such as anxiety, depression, and …Deforming Nuclei: a way to move through the crowd!
Posted by Mariana Maia-Gil, on 3 February 2025
In their recent paper, Maia-Gil and colleagues explored whether and how nuclear properties can influence nuclear positioning in vivo. Their work revealed that in the densely packed retinal zebrafish neuroepithelium, …YEN 2025 Conference: Registration is open!
Posted by Matyas Bubna-Litic, on 30 January 2025
Register now for the Young Embryologist Network meeting – Monday 19 May 2025 at the Francis Crick Institute. Are you an early career researcher in developmental and stem cell biology? …How to make labs more sustainable
Posted by Teodora Andreea Rinciog, on 27 January 2025
Would you like to learn more about how to make your lab greener? We are excited to offer you insight into what sustainable action you can put into practice in …Divide and conquer. Or don’t divide but still conquer.
Posted by Kalki Kukreja, on 25 January 2025
Behind the paper story for “Cell state transitions are decoupled from cell division during early embryo development“ As embryos develop, their cells perform two fundamental tasks: they divide to populate …News from Development: January 2025
Posted by the Node, on 22 January 2025
Development’s January newsletter includes the Biologists @ 100 conference, Pathway to Independence programme and ‘Lifelong Development’ special issue call for papers.What do we mean by ‘mechanism’ anyway?
Posted by Katherine Brown, on 21 January 2025
The latest issue of Development (vol 152 issue 2) features a Perspective article by Duygu Özpolat, Swathi Arur (one of Development’s Academic Editors), and Mansi Srivastava (currently serving as a …The Marseille Developmental Biology Institute (IBDM) is recruiting group leaders
Posted by Delphine Dauga, on 20 January 2025
The Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille (IBDM) is inviting applications for group leader positions. We are seeking innovative researchers who aim to address fundamental questions in biology, including …The Node Network
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Most-read posts in January
- Biological Research Trump Cards: from fruit flies to stem cells… who will come out on top? by Jo Sharpe
- Divide and conquer. Or don’t divide but still conquer. by Kalki Kukreja
- How being a scientist helped me to be a good mother by Felicity Davis
- Behind the paper: “Recording morphogen signals reveals origins of gastruloid symmetry breaking” by Harry McNamara
- What do we mean by ‘mechanism’ anyway? by Katherine Brown
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