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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 ...

Book review: An introduction to decoding genomes

Posted by , on 29 November 2012

This book review originally appeared in Development. Jennifer Mitchell reviews “Introduction to Genomics” (by Arthur M. Lesk). Book info: Introduction to Genomics By Arthur M. Lesk. Oxford University Press (2011) ...

Post-Doctoral Research Associate position at University College London

Posted by , on 23 November 2012

Post-Doctoral Research Associate position at University College London Cancer Institute The group is based at the Cancer Institute at UCL and works on modelling inherited and acquired haematopoietic diseases using ...

SpotOn London

Posted by , on 20 November 2012

Last week I attended SpotOn London – a conference focused entirely on the role of the Internet on research, science outreach, science policy, tools, and related topics. There were talks ...

Post-doctoral position available: Neural crest development in Xenopus

Posted by , on 20 November 2012

SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   POST DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE POSITION AVAILABLE   Neural Crest Development in Xenopus   £30,122 to £35,938 per annum   A Post ...

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 ...

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