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Database Administrator and 2 Software Developer positions at Xenbase

Posted by , on 24 March 2016

Xenbase, the Xenopus model organism database (MOD), is building it’s developer team. We a looking to hire 2 software developers and a database administrator. These positions are based at the ...

Lectureships in Biological Sciences, UEA, Norwich

Posted by , on 23 March 2016

New Lectureships are available in the School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich. We are looking for dynamic individuals who complement and extend the activities in BIO in ...

Labome releases Validated Antibody Database (VAD) version 2.2

Posted by , on 22 March 2016

Developmental biologists use antibodies extensively to study the gene expression during different stages.  However, there is a lack of specific antibodies against many proteins related to development.  In addition, some ...

From our sister journals- March 2016

Posted by , on 18 March 2016

Here is some developmental biology related content from other journals published by The Company of Biologists.           Drosophila as a model to study human disease The latest ...

A Day in the Life of a Bat Lab

Posted by , on 15 March 2016

I am Aaron Harnsberger, a second year Master’s degree student in the Department of Biological Sciences at Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho.  The focus of this lab is on ...

An interview with Melissa Little

Posted by , on 15 March 2016

This interview first appeared in Development.   Melissa Little is a Senior Principal Research Fellow at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia. Her lab has studied kidney development ...

Editorial- Closing the circle: from organoids back to development

Posted by , on 15 March 2016

This editorial was written by Melissa Little and first appeared in Development.   Organogenesis is an inherently fascinating developmental process. It requires the creation of complex form and function from ...

Science consulting: helping out a scriptwriter

Posted by , on 13 March 2016

During my years in New York, I unexpectedly experienced an interesting form of science outreach. I randomly met a film director at a party, Sasha Collington. This director explained to ...

Forgotten classics- Principles of morphogenesis

Posted by , on 10 March 2016

  Gustafson, T., Wolpert, L. (1967) Cellular movement and contact in sea urchin morphogenesis. Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society 42, 442-498. Recommended by Thomas Lecuit (IBDM- Developmental Biology ...

Travelling to a conference? Apply now for a DMM travel grant!

Posted by , on 9 March 2016

Are you interested in attending a meeting or course in a DMM-relevant field? Apply for one of our travel grants of up to £600 (or currency equivalent). The first application ...

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