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The Tails of Fate

Posted by , on 18 January 2018

The epic journey of embryogenesis begins with a set of maternal instructions. These instructions are in the form of transcribed mRNA, some even translated into proteins and ready for action. ...

The MBL Embryology Course: Questions and Answers

Posted by , on 17 January 2018

The Feburary 1st deadline to apply to the Embryology Course at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) is quickly approaching. Maybe you’ve only just learned about the Embryology Course, or perhaps ...

Developmental biology: 'not a confined, specified discipline'?

Posted by , on 10 January 2018

Catching up after the holidays, I finally got around to reading Scott Gilbert‘s recently published essay in PloS Biology. In case you haven’t seen it yet, the essay proposes that ...

The community for regenerative medicine: RegMedNet

Posted by , on 10 January 2018

What happens when you apply developmental biology to patients? Regenerative medicine! Now, here are some more difficult questions: Who owns a cell-based therapy? What is a ‘minimally manipulated’ product, and ...

Synthetic Human Embryology: The Rise of A New Era with New Collaborations

Posted by , on 9 January 2018

— A look behind the paper “A pluripotent stem cell-based model for post-implantation human amniotic sac development“   Early stages of human embryo development are vital for successful pregnancy and ...

Research Assistant/Associate: Zebrafish Optogenetics and Live-Imaging

Posted by , on 9 January 2018

The Buckley lab at the department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience (PDN), University of Cambridge is recruiting a postdoctoral research associate or research assistant. The lab uses cutting edge optogenetic ...

2018 resolutions? Become fearless by attending the MBL Embryology course!

Posted by , on 8 January 2018

Last summer I had the great pleasure and privilege to attend the six-week, summer Embryology course at the Marine Biological Laboratory in the beautiful town of Woods Hole, MA. The ...

Report: Joint BSDB/Nordic Autumn Meeting

Posted by , on 8 January 2018

BSDB Autumn Meetings can be organised by members. So do not hesitate to approach meetings@bsdb.org if you have any ideas. However, note that we are booked for meetings through to ...

Helen Weavers – BSDB's Dennis Summerbell Awardee 2017

Posted by , on 4 January 2018

Following a generous donation, the BSDB has instituted the Dennis Summerbell Lecture, to be delivered at its annual Autumn Meeting by a junior researcher at either PhD or Post-doctoral level. ...

December in preprints

Posted by , on 4 January 2018

Our latest monthly trawl for developmental biology (and other cool) preprints. Let us know if we missed anything.   In their end of year round up, Science magazine picked ‘Biology ...

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