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“Environmental Cues for Life Cycle Transitions” symposium - a perspective from EuroEvoDevo 2024

Posted by , on 25 September 2024

With some beautifully warm and sunny mid-summer weather, attendees of the EuroEvoDevo2024 gathered on Friday morning 28th June at the University of Helsinki for a symposium on ‘Environmental cues for ...

SciArt profile: Yoshinari Yoshida

Posted by , on 25 September 2024

In this SciArt profile, we meet Yoshinari Yoshida, a philosopher of science focusing on the conceptual and historical issues in developmental biology. Yoshinari enjoys drawing animals and plants, and have ...

Behind the paper: Highlighting skeleton-producing cells during the development of a pentaradial animal

Posted by , on 24 September 2024

Read the story behind the paper "Localization and origins of juvenile skeletogenic cells in the sea urchin Lytechinus pictus" from Heidi Tate.

A Day in the Life of a Hofstenia Lab

Posted by , on 19 September 2024

Learn about a day in the life of a lab that uses Hofstenia miamia, the three-banded panther worm, for their research.

Model Organism Databases are more than just repositories

Posted by , on 18 September 2024

This post is co-authored by Beatrice L. Milnes and Mansi Srivastava, who participated in SciCommConnect organised by the Node, preLights and FocalPlane. A frequent source of lightheaded acknowledgment at the ...

Making a map: exploring the origins of the shoulder and neck

Posted by , on 18 September 2024

Read the story behind the paper "Multiple embryonic sources converge to form the pectoral girdle skeleton in zebrafish" from first author Shunya Kuroda.

Graduate Student positions, Organogenesis and Cancer Program, Peter Mac

Posted by , on 17 September 2024

Are you looking to do a PhD or Master’s degree in Developmental Biology, Cell Biology or Regeneration? Are you interested in discovering how these processes are involved in cancer? Are ...

New Intern for the Node

Posted by , on 16 September 2024

Hi everyone! My name is Ryan Harrison, and I will be supporting the community sites at The Company of Biologists as part of a three-month internship.

Faculty Position in Developmental, Cell or Stem Cell Biology, King's College London

Posted by , on 12 September 2024

Are you ready to be a group leader? Are you a multi-disciplinary biologist with interests in developmental cell biology? Join a robust, collaborative and supportive department with world-class research. We ...

A short rant on the present and future of developmental biology

Posted by , on 11 September 2024

Observing a cluster of migrating cells or a developing embryo through the lens of a microscope can be a visceral experience; one is struck by the ephemeral beauty, layered complexity, ...

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