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The people behind the papers – Salome Stierli and Alison Lloyd

Posted by , on 17 January 2019

This interview, the 54th in our series, was published in Development last year In contrast to nerves in the central nervous system, peripheral nerves are highly regenerative following injury. Regeneration is critically ...

The people behind the papers – Vinh Ngoc Pham and Enamul Huq

Posted by , on 16 January 2019

This interview, the 53rd in our series, was published in Development last year The ability to sense and respond to light is fundamental to plant development. As seedlings move from the soil ...

Developmental Biology GRC and GRS conference

Posted by , on 11 January 2019

Identity and Diversity: Developmental Biology from Molecules to Cells to Organisms Mt. Holyoke College, MA, USA June 16th-20th, 2019 (GRS June 15th-16th) https://www.grc.org/developmental-biology-conference/2019/ The 2019 Gordon Conference on Developmental Biology ...

Embryology 2018: A good experience and a good story

Posted by , on 7 January 2019

Embryology 2019 application is due February 1, 2019. Go apply!! (http://www.mbl.edu/education/courses/embryology/). If that is not enough, check out my evaluation of my course experience. Embryology 2018: I evaluate experiences by this basic ...

December in preprints

Posted by , on 3 January 2019

Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental biology (and related) preprints.  December’s haul includes a succession of preprints on Drosophila patterning (embryos, wings, brains and intestines), single cell investigations into ...

The 12 GIFs of Christmas

Posted by , on 21 December 2018

Over on Twitter we’ve been having fun with our third instalment of the 12 GIFs of Christmas. For those not on Twitter, here are the GIFs – they represent some ...

Our 2018 highlights

Posted by , on 20 December 2018

2018 was a fun year on the Node, with a continued diversity of posts, more jobs than ever and our highest number of readers since our launch (regularly breaking the ...

The Hippo pathway in development and disease

Posted by , on 20 December 2018

The Harvey Laboratory is looking to employ motivated and talented postdoctoral fellows to study the role of the Hippo pathway in organ size control and cancer. Our research is situated ...

Ancient bones in fossils and embryos of living dinosaurs

Posted by , on 20 December 2018

Birds are a dominant group of land Vertebrates (probably the largest in numbers with +10000 species described), highly successful and diverse. Birds originated from members of the Theropoda: the meat-eating ...

BSDB Gurdon/The Company of Biologists Summer Studentship Report #28 - Lucienne Pullen

Posted by , on 19 December 2018

Established  by the British Society for Developmental Biology in 2014, The Gurdon/The Company of Biologists Summer Studentship scheme provides financial support to allow highly motivated undergraduate students an opportunity to engage ...

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