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A mechanism that allows a differentiated cell to reactivate as a stem cell revealed

Posted by , on 29 October 2014

The study, performed with fruit flies, describes a gene that determines whether a specialized cell conserves the capacity to become a stem cell again. Unveiling the genetic traits that favour ...

Barcelona BioMed Conference: Drosophila as a model in cancer (15 Jun 2015 to 17 Jun 2015)

Posted by , on 29 October 2014

Barcelona BioMed Conference: Drosophila as a model in cancer 15 – 17 Jun 2015 Cancer is a multi-hit process involving mutations in oncogenes and tumour suppressors, as well as interactions between the ...

Public Engagement Officer

Posted by , on 24 October 2014

Department/Location: Wellcome Trust – Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute Salary: £28,695-£37,394 Reference: PS03788 Closing date: 16 November 2014 Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 30 ...

Human Stem Cell research: new ethical questions?

Posted by , on 21 October 2014

The Ethics Session at the Company of Biologists “From Stem Cells to Human Development” workshop Last September the Company Of Biologists organized an exciting three-day dive into the biology of ...

In Development this week (Vol. 141, Issue 21)

Posted by , on 21 October 2014

Here are the highlights from the new issue of Development:   Two top tips for angiogenesis The widely accepted model of angiogenic sprouting proposes that a single cell – the ...

Gone Fishing. Zebrafish Meeting 2014, Madison, WI.

Posted by , on 15 October 2014

“In scientific thinking are always present elements of poetry. Science and music requires a thought homogeneous.” ~Albert Einstein. This year the biannual Zebrafish meeting started out in the best possible ...

(Developmental) Biology around the internet- October 2014

Posted by , on 15 October 2014

Here is October’s round-up of some of the interesting content that we spotted around the internet:   News & Research: – Bananas, Jesus on toast and polar bear disguises- some ...

EuroStemCell September 2014 Newsletter: Creative stem cells

Posted by , on 10 October 2014

As September comes to a close, we’ve got a newsletter packed with creativity and colour! If you are anything like us, you will be wondering how you can get yourself ...

Flies with colon cancer help to unravel the genetic keys to disease in humans

Posted by , on 8 October 2014

Researchers generate for the first time Drosophila melanogaster with intestinal cancer and reveal key genetic factors behind human colon cancer. The scientists identify a human gene that favours the proliferation ...

Crossing fields- EMBO conference on interdisciplinary plant development

Posted by , on 8 October 2014

There is something exciting about biologists joining forces with physicists and/or mathematicians, and finding a common language to solve biological problems that are just too complex to understand without stepping ...

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