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The Node survey- the results

Posted by , on 1 March 2015

The Node is almost 5 years old, and it is now time to revise its design and functionalities. To help us with this, during the last month we asked you to ...

(Developmental) Biology around the internet- February 2015

Posted by , on 12 February 2015

Here is February’s round-up of some of the interesting content that we spotted around the internet!   News & Research: – A new technique called ‘expansion microscopy‘ makes tissues swell up in ...

Specifying stem cells, specifically

Posted by , on 5 February 2015

Bone marrow transplants save lives. It’s as simple as that. The reason bone marrow transplants are so effective is because this squishy tissue is home to haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), ...

This month on the Node- January 2015

Posted by , on 2 February 2015

Our jobs page has been busy this month, with several new postdoc positions advertised. Here are some of the other highlights:   Research: – Christoph and his colleagues wrote about ...

Reaching out – the many faces of science outreach

Posted by , on 20 January 2015

This Spotlight was first published in Development.   The days of the solitary scientist toiling away within the isolation of the academic ivory tower are something of the past. This is not only true ...

Want to attend Adult Neurogenesis 2015? Go as the official meeting reporter...

Posted by , on 12 January 2015

Adult Neurogenesis: Evolution, Regulation and Function May 6-8, 2015 – Dresden, Germany Website: http://www.abcam.com/AdultNeurogenesis2015 2015 is the 50th anniversary of Joseph Altman’s landmark discovery of adult neurogenesis. To celebrate, the ...

Midwest Society for Developmental Biology Meeting, October 16-18, 2014

Posted by , on 29 December 2014

I am a little late getting this post pulled together, but I am going to consider it a developmental delay, hopefully one that still results in a reasonably wild-type embryo, ...

(Developmental) Biology around the internet- December 2014

Posted by , on 17 December 2014

Here is December’s round-up of some of the interesting content that we spotted around the internet!   News & Research: – Masayo Takahashi was the winner of the 2014 Stem Cell Person ...

A day in the life of a cnidarian lab

Posted by , on 4 December 2014

I presume the first question that comes into people’s mind when they read the title would be “What are cnidarians?” I also presume a logical follow-up question would be “Why ...

This month on the Node- November 2014

Posted by , on 1 December 2014

Our jobs page was busy this month, with jobs advertised in the UK, France, Brazil, Finland and the USA! Here are the other highlights:   Research: – Patrick told us the ...

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