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Online vs in-person conferences: advantages, disadvantages and why we need both

Posted by , on 15 January 2024

All flavours of a conference – in-person, online, or maybe hybrid? Thinking back to my first conference, it was a confusing experience for me. It happened well into my PhD ...

Nucleo-transfer in amphibians by Tom Elsdale, 1964

Posted by , on 11 January 2024

A 16mm video filmed in 1964 showing Tom Elsdale demonstrating nucleo-transfer in Xenopus egg.

A poetic response to ‘Science is more than the sum of research’

Posted by , on 10 January 2024

There are traditional measures of success in the research community, but should they be the only ways we define our success? Kirsty Ferguson writes a poetic response to Mayank Chugh’s ...

SciArt profile: Elad Bassat

Posted by , on 10 January 2024

In this SciArt profile, find out more about Elad Bassat, the scientist behind the artwork ‘Klimt-olotl’, chosen as both the Judges’ choice and People’s choice in the 'Science-inspired art' category ...

2nd European Developmental Biology Congress (EDBC 2023) – The Oxford Panorama

Posted by , on 9 January 2024

Read the meeting report from Nawseen Tarannum, who attended the 2nd European Developmental Biology Congress in Oxford.

2023 European Developmental Biology Congress, Paris Mini-Hub – Meeting Report

Posted by , on 9 January 2024

Read the meeting report from Tanya Foley, who was part of the Paris hub organizing team of the 2023 European Developmental Biology Congress.

Flatworm Bioadhesion: genomics and single-cell RNAseq

Posted by , on 8 January 2024

From early 2024, a postdoctoral positionon flatworm bioadhesion with a focus on genomics and single-cell RNAseq is available in the Dr. Peter Ladurner lab at the University of Innsbruck, Institute ...

Earning your Green stripes: enhancing sustainability in zebrafish research

Posted by , on 6 January 2024

Within our collective of zebrafish labs at UCL, the sheer volume of single-use plastic Petri dishes we breeze through is staggering – a staggering 130 kg per year, to be ...

December in preprints

Posted by , on 5 January 2024

Happy New Year! Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental and stem cell biology (and related) preprints.

Introducing 'Show and tell'

Posted by , on 3 January 2024

Introducing 'Show and tell', our new blog series to bring more visual content to the Node.

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