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The Doctor of Delayed Publications - the remarkable life of George Streisinger

Posted by , on 21 July 2016

It seemed like an ordinary morning, with the lecture on Drosophila genetics due to start at 8 o’clock. But when the professor walked in something remarkable happened: instead of starting ...

The Zika Virus and Systematic Screens of Mouse Mutations

Posted by , on 14 July 2016

  This post was originally published on the DMDD blog.     The Zika virus has raised global awareness of birth defects more than at any time in the last ...

“People in this country have had enough of experts”

Posted by , on 2 July 2016

I woke up this morning to a Facebook reminder of where I was 5 years ago. I was in Lille, France, on a 2 month sabbatical at Université Lille 1 ...

This month on the Node - June 2016

Posted by , on 1 July 2016

This month we welcomed Aidan to the Node, who took over from Cat as Community Manager, and introduced himself here. He’s been enjoying settling in to the Company of Biologists office, and ...

A day in the cleanroom

Posted by , on 28 June 2016

Hello guys, I am a PhD student from University of Strathclyde, UK. My PhD career has two parts: microfabrication and neural recordings. With the help of novel semiconductor fabrication techniques, ...

Postdoctoral Training Fellow in Human Embryology and Stem Cell Biology Laboratory

Posted by , on 27 June 2016

CONTEXT   We are seeking a highly motivated and collaborative postdoc in the area of human embryology and stem cell biology to join Dr. Kathy Niakan’s laboratory.   We have ...

YEN 2016 review

Posted by , on 26 June 2016

My informal review of YEN this year is by necessity a bit rushed but, for what it is, here it is. Most reviews are very short and pithy/jealous and only ...

two postdoc positions at UCL, London

Posted by , on 20 June 2016

Epithelial Cell and Developmental Biology – Mechanotransduction at tight junctions Applications are invited for the posts of two postdoctoral research fellows. One will be based in the Laboratory for Epithelial ...

Research Associate - University College London

Posted by , on 17 June 2016

Applications are invited for the post of Research Associate. This post will be based in the Zebrafish Group (with Masazumi Tada) of the Department of Cell & Developmental Biology (CDB). ...

Postdoc in Developmental and Evolutionary Genetics - UPenn Medical School, USA

Posted by , on 14 June 2016

Kamberov Laboratory, Department of Genetics in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, USA.   We are seeking creative and exceptionally motivated candidates to fill a post-doctoral ...

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