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Goodbye!

Posted by , on 21 February 2013

Today was my last day as Community Manager for the Node, so this is goodbye from me! I’ve had a great time these past three years, setting up the site ...

Retroviruses for Axolotl Research

Posted by , on 1 February 2013

Many salamanders can regenerate limbs, and even a seven-year-old child appreciates exactly the reasons why this feat is so remarkable.  How can an animal that has been living its life, ...

This month on the Node - January 2013

Posted by , on 31 January 2013

Let’s start this monthly summary with two fantastic posts that were left out of last month’s roundup due to the holiday period (and scheduled posts). Idoia Quintana studies shark brain ...

Dates for your calendar

Posted by , on 11 January 2013

We haven’t posted one of these in a while, but there are quite a few things coming up. Remember to also keep an eye on the calendar, and add events ...

Epigenetics and Nuclear Signalling position at Abcam - come join us!

Posted by , on 11 January 2013

Abcam is a leading web based business supplying research tools to life scientists worldwide. Our head office is in Cambridge (UK), we also have offices in Bristol (UK), Cambridge, Eugene ...

This month on the Node - December 2012

Posted by , on 31 December 2012

And we’ve reached the end of another full calendar year on the Node. What were your favourite posts this year? As a refresher, here is a look back on some ...

Would you like to work for the Node?

Posted by , on 13 December 2012

As you may have spotted, we’ve just posted a job ad for community manager for the Node. That is currently my job, but I will be leaving at the end ...

Nobel Laureates Warn Against Going over the Fiscal Cliff

Posted by , on 11 December 2012

Although I’m not a fan of simply reposting press releases, this press release from The Coalition for the Life Sciences, about a letter-campaign by Nobel Laureates to emphasize the importance ...

Book review: Everything you always wanted to know about auxin but were afraid to ask

Posted by , on 6 December 2012

This book review originally appeared in Development. Sabrina Sabatini reviews “Auxin Signaling: From Synthesis to Systems Biology ” (Edited by Mark Estelle, Dolf Weijers, Karin Ljung and Ottoline Leyser). Book ...

This month on the Node - November 2012

Posted by , on 30 November 2012

Site upgrade We now have a “featured topics” bar across the top of the page, which has the same function as these highlight posts: to let you know what happened ...

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