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The 2014 European Fly Neurobiology Conference

Posted by , on 15 May 2015

The ‘Biennial European Fly Neurobiology Conference’ is now more commonly known by its other name, ‘Neurofly’. And as of today, it has been about 7 months since the last Neurofly, which ...

BSDB Medal Award lectures now on YouTube

Posted by , on 13 May 2015

This is a news item which was first posted on the bsdb.org site. Please, note that not all items will be duplicated on The Node. To ensure you stay informed, ...

A day in the life of a Marchantia lab

Posted by , on 12 May 2015

Cecilia Lara-Mondragón and Mario Arteaga-Vázquez Hello, my name is Cecilia Lara. I am an undergrad student working under the supervision of Dr. Mario Arteaga-Vazquez at the Laboratory of Epigenetics and ...

An interview with Juergen Knoblich

Posted by , on 12 May 2015

This interview first appeared in Development.   Juergen Knoblich is a senior scientist and deputy scientific director of the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna. We met ...

In Development this week (Vol. 142, Issue 10)

Posted by , on 12 May 2015

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Capping off sesamoid bone development Sesamoid bones are small, flat bones that are embedded within tendons. To date, it ...

The Company of Biologists Workshop: Getting Into and Out of Mitosis

Posted by , on 12 May 2015

This week I have the pleasure of attending the “Getting Into and Out of Mitosis” Workshop organised by The Company of Biologists. On Sunday, renowned experts and early-career scientists alike ...

Developmental Gene Regulatory Networks Course at Woods Hole

Posted by , on 11 May 2015

An advanced short course “Gene Regulatory Networks for Development” will be given at the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, MA, October 11-24, 2015. This will be the 8th edition of this ...

Young Embryologist Network USA: Frog brains and mouse hearts

Posted by , on 8 May 2015

The first Boston Young Embryologist Network talks event will be held in the Warren Alpert Building at Harvard Medical School Thursday May 14th, 6-8pm. Food and drink will be provided ...

The SDB-BSDB Interview Chain: Niteace Whittington interviews Wendy Gu

Posted by , on 8 May 2015

Last year we interviewed Niteace Whittington, who won the Society for Developmental Biology (SDB) poster prize at the 2014 meeting in Seattle. Niteace’s prize was attendance at the joint meeting ...

Meeting Report: Genome Editors and CRISPRs meeting, Edinburgh 23rd April 2015

Posted by , on 5 May 2015

Around 200 scientists from several Edinburgh research institutes gathered in central Edinburgh to discuss the current state and uses of zinc finger nucleases, TALENs (TAL effector nucleases) and CRISPR/Cas9 technology. ...

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