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Christmas Confetti lights to understand the embryonic origins of blood

Posted by , on 1 November 2017

My PhD focused in deciphering molecular mechanisms implicated in cell cycle regulation in embryonic and adult tissues. As many others in this field I became fascinated by the experiments by ...

BSDB Gurdon Summer Studentship Report (15)

Posted by , on 1 November 2017

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 ...

BSDB Gurdon Summer Studentship Report (14)

Posted by , on 31 October 2017

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 ...

In Development this week (Vol. 144, Issue 21)

Posted by , on 31 October 2017

Here are the highlights form the current issue of Development:   Making matrix in the inner ear The tectorial membrane (TM) is an extracellular matrix (ECM) that overlies the organ ...

[NEUBIAS] Bioimage Analyst School, Jan 2018

Posted by , on 31 October 2017

Dear Colleagues, The 2nd NEUBIAS school for Bioimage Analysts will be organized in Jan. 2018 in Szeged, Hungary, and the registration is now open (Organizers: Jean-Yves Tinevez & Kota Miura). ...

Christiana Ruhrberg, winner of the BSDB Cheryll Tickle Medal 2018

Posted by , on 24 October 2017

In 2016, the BSDB introduced the Cheryll Tickle Medal, which is being awarded annually to a mid-career, female scientist for her outstanding achievements in the field of Developmental Biology. The ...

BSDB Gurdon Summer Studentship Report (12)

Posted by , on 24 October 2017

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 ...

Life Science Research Professional

Posted by , on 20 October 2017

The O’Brien Lab (http://www.stemdynamics.org) is part of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology at Stanford University School of Medicine. Our goal is to uncover the ongoing dialog that adult ...

Glia lead the way for pioneers to build the brain neuropil in C. elegans

Posted by , on 20 October 2017

It’s all about the wires. But what about the glue? Networks make us who we are. I am not talking about social networks but about neural networks that define how ...

The right information

Posted by , on 19 October 2017

Oscar H. Ocaña and M. Angela Nieto Comment on “A right-handed signalling pathway drives heart looping in vertebrates”. Nature 549, 86-90 (2017).   A fundamental aspect of vertebrates is their ...

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