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A long (microbial) journey…

Posted by , on 24 May 2018

In this post, Prof. Genoveva F. Esteban (Bournemouth University) goes hunting for protozoa at a Company of Biologists Workshop   This is the story of a journey that started a few ...

Vote for a Development cover from the Quintay International Course on Developmental Biology

Posted by , on 23 May 2018

***We have a winner: go to https://thenode.biologists.com/vote-for-a-development-cover-we-have-a-winner/photo/***     In January, students from across the Americas gathered in Chile to participate in the International Course on Developmental Biology, an EMBO ...

The people behind the papers - Cathy Pichol-Thievend, Natasha Harvey & Mathias Francois

Posted by , on 22 May 2018

The vertebrate lymphatic vascular network provides crucial circulatory and immune functions but its developmental origin has been a contentious issue, in particular the question of whether lymphatic endothelial cells have ...

From basic questions to exciting findings

Posted by , on 21 May 2018

In this post we report the backstories behind our recently published paper. It was an enjoyable research adventure driven by discussions, readings, exciting experiments and unexpected discoveries. As a result, ...

The people behind the papers - Samira Benhamouche-Trouillet, Evan O’Loughlin & Andrea McClatchey

Posted by , on 21 May 2018

Intrahepatic bile ducts (IHBDs) are epithelial tubular structures that transport bile from the liver to the intestine, but the molecules and mechanisms controlling IHBD morphogenesis have remained largely unclear. A a ...

Announcing Visegrad Group Society for Developmental Biology (V4SDB) Inaugural Meeting - Registration now open!

Posted by , on 17 May 2018

  Registration for the Inaugural Meeting of the Visegrad Group Society for Developmental Biology is now open!   When? – 7th-9th September 2018 (free student specific events beginning 6th September) ...

Reviews Editor for the journal Development

Posted by , on 17 May 2018

We are currently seeking applications for the role of Reviews Editor for the journal Development, our flagship journal for the developmental biology and stem cell community. This is a permanent, ...

A deep look into the BSDB Archive reveals 70 years of our society’s and discipline’s history

Posted by , on 17 May 2018

This year is the 70th anniversary of the BSDB – an obvious occasion to look back at the society’s history. As the BSDB’s communications officer I felt a need to ...

Get to know the new BSDB committee members

Posted by , on 16 May 2018

At the last AGM, held at the 2018 Spring Meeting in Warwick, five new BSDB committee members were elected to take term in autumn. They will replace the five leaving ...

A bumpy – emotional – ride towards a PhD

Posted by , on 16 May 2018

To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, we’re sharing this blog post on the MRC WIMM blog from Gregorio Dias, who describes his experiences with stress and anxiety as a PhD student. If ...

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