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A bittersweet acceptance: Between a manuscript and grief
Posted by Stefanie Williams, on 10 November 2025
I was so excited when I received notification that my first first-author research paper was accepted. My excitement quickly turned into sadness with the realization that my co-PI was not …Neanderthal DNA helps explain how faces form
Posted by Alex Eve, on 10 November 2025
A press release from Development Every human face is unique, allowing us to distinguish between individuals. We know little about how facial features are encoded in our DNA, but we …Interview with Nicole Roos and Anthony Wokasch: winners of the MBL Embryology course image competition
Posted by the Node, on 10 November 2025
Last September marked the return of our image competition with the MBL Embryology course at Woods Hole. The 2025 cohort submitted impressive images, ranging from polychaete worms to butterflies, squid, and mice, using a …Catch up on Development presents… webinar on development across scales
Posted by the Node, on 6 November 2025
Our October webinar featured two early-career researchers working on development across scales. Here, we share the talks from Osvaldo Contreras (Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute and UNSW) and Yinan Wan …Beyond the beginning – development that lasts a lifetime
Posted by the Node, on 4 November 2025
Traditionally, developmental biology has been considered the study of the embryo, and significant events such as metamorphosis or birth signify the pinnacle of development. However,September in preprints
Posted by the Node, on 31 October 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 …The Node writing challenge
Posted by the Node, on 30 October 2025
During September, we ran a writing challenge on the Node, giving our contributors a chance to win £200. The winner of the challenge was Umaymah Ahmad with the post ‘It’s …Role of fat body lipid transport in Drosophila neurodevelopment
Posted by Padmapriya Ajith, on 27 October 2025
I never imagined that tiny fruit flies could reveal so much about the brain and its functions until I spent my summer in Alex Gould’s laboratory at the Francis Crick …Characterising and visualising cell-type marker genes in Glossina morsitans morsitans.
Posted by Hari Davies, on 27 October 2025
Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) are the sole vectors of African trypanosomiasis – sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in livestock. The midgut is the site of blood digestion, symbiont interactions, …The Kahneman Chronicles: Lessons from a Fly Lab
Posted by Sameer Thukral, on 26 October 2025
The Kahneman Chronicles #2: Loss Aversion and the Art of Quitting Daniel Kahneman (1934-2024) was a legendary psychologist who revolutionized our understanding of human decision-making and became known as the …Subscribe to our mailing list
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