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This month on the Node - May 2016

Posted by , on 1 June 2016

May was most notable for the departure of the Node’s brilliant Community Manager, Cat Vicente. Cat said her goodbyes here, but we’d like to take this opportunity to thank her ...

In Development this week (Vol. 143, Issue 11)

Posted by , on 31 May 2016

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   A new paradigm for Wnt/β-catenin signalling The Wnt/β-catenin signalling pathway is a key pathway involved in a myriad of ...

New insights into sex differences in Drosophila development and physiology

Posted by , on 27 May 2016

Bruno Hudry and Elizabeth J. Rideout Male and female fruit flies differ in many aspects of development and physiology. For example, males and females differ in abdominal pigmentation, sex comb ...

A mouse embryo atlas using HREM data

Posted by , on 23 May 2016

For the first time, a reference mouse embryo atlas has been created using HREM image data. For other embryo imaging methods such as micro-CT, a reference embryo atlas has previously ...

In Development this week (Vol. 143, Issue 10)

Posted by , on 17 May 2016

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   How the zebrafish got its tail Posterior axis elongation is a crucial process during metazoan development. In principle, axial ...

Senior Lab Research Scientist – Human Embryo and Stem Cell Laboratory

Posted by , on 16 May 2016

To apply please use the following link: https://jobs.crick.ac.uk/pls/corehrrecruit//erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form?p_company=1&p_internal_external=E&p_display_in_irish=N&p_applicant_no=&p_recruitment_id=002843&p_process_type=&p_form_profile_detail=&p_display_apply_ind=Y&p_refresh_search=Y   Senior Lab Research Scientist – Human Embryo and Stem Cell Laboratory This is a full-time fixed term 3 year position on ...

Science Portfolio Adviser/Developer – Cellular and Developmental Sciences

Posted by , on 13 May 2016

Wellcome Trust Science Portfolio Adviser/Developer – Cellular and Developmental Sciences   The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation dedicated to improving health. We support bright minds in science, the ...

Recovering from an earthquake: update from IMEG

Posted by , on 13 May 2016

I recently learned that the recent earthquakes in Kumamoto, Japan, severely affected the Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics (IMEG) – home to a large community of developmental biologists. Fortunately, ...

Desiccated embryos at the piano

Posted by , on 12 May 2016

A few weeks ago, as I listened to Classic FM while trying to finish some of my projects on the Node, I came across a piano composition by Erik Satie ...

Forgotten classics- Genetic mosaics in Drosophila

Posted by , on 11 May 2016

Bryant, P.J., Schneiderman, H. A. (1969). Cell lineage, growth, and determination in the imaginal leg discs of Drosophila melanogaster. Developmental Biology 20, 263–290   Recommended by Peter Lawrence (University of ...

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