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Spotlight on Rat: Translational Impact - a new DMM Special Collection

Posted by , on 18 October 2016

Disease Models & Mechanisms is pleased to announce the launch of a new Special Collection named Spotlight on Rat: Translational Impact. The rat is a key model for basic and ...

Early Career Group Leaders - Francis Crick Institute London

Posted by , on 13 October 2016

The Francis Crick Institute is a new discovery biomedical research institute in central London. We are core-funded by Cancer Research UK, the UK Medical Research Council, and the Wellcome Trust and partnered ...

From Stem Cells to Human Development, Southbridge, 2016. Mini report.

Posted by , on 12 October 2016

Two years ago, Development held a meeting on the emerging field of stem cells and human development. In announcing the meeting, the organisers described a knowledge gap:   “Strikingly, although ...

Staff Scientist/Research Assistant II - Pluripotent Stem Cells and Cartilage Biology

Posted by , on 10 October 2016

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Staff Scientist or experienced Research Assistant/Technician to join the stem cell and regenerative medicine-based laboratory of Dr. April Craft, within the ...

This month on the Node

Posted by , on 6 October 2016

September was notable for the amount of new jobs posted, from Kansas to Copenhagen to King’s College London, and PhD to tenure-track. Check out our jobs page for the latest opportunities. ...

Group Leader - Developmental Biology

Posted by , on 5 October 2016

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory is searching for Group Leaders. EMBL offers a highly collaborative, uniquely international culture. It fosters top quality, interdisciplinary research by promoting a vibrant environment consisting ...

September in preprints

Posted by , on 5 October 2016

Our monthly trawl for preprints from developmental biology and related research. Previous posts can be found here.    Preprints roll on, and this month’s selection is a reminder of how developmental biology is based ...

New phenotype screen examines causes of neonatal death

Posted by , on 4 October 2016

This post first appeared on Annotations, the DMDD blog (blog.dmdd.org.uk). Around a third of targeted gene knockouts in mice are embryonic-lethal. But not all deaths occur during gestation – a ...

In Development this week (Vol. 143, Issue 19)

Posted by , on 4 October 2016

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Defining digit number in the limb During vertebrate limb development, multiple mechanisms act to ensure the appropriate number, identity ...

Turning lemons into lemonade…sick planarians reveal link between microbiome and regeneration

Posted by , on 30 September 2016

Commentary on Pathogenic shifts in endogenous microbiota impede tissue regeneration via distinct activation of TAK1/MKK/p38 in eLife 2016; 5: e16793 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.16793   During our research as biologists we endure ...

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