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(Developmental) Biology around the internet- May 2014

Posted by , on 19 May 2014

Here is May’s round-up of some of the interesting content that we spotted around the internet:   News & Research: – This month was a sad one for science, as ...

Use it or Lose it: Insights on neuronal connections in the vertebrate retina

Posted by , on 18 May 2014

This is the final post from our developmental neurobiology seminar this semester. Two students wrote about our discussion of the importance of neuronal activity during synaptogenesis and their professor combined ...

Scientific Copy Editor (Maternity Cover)

Posted by , on 15 May 2014

The Journal of Experimental Biology is the leading journal in the field of comparative physiology and publishes papers on the form and function of living organisms, from the molecular and ...

Open study hopes to put STAP in the past

Posted by , on 12 May 2014

This article is a re-post of an article published at the F1000Research blog on the 8th of May, 2014. Eva Amsen is the outreach director of F1000Research.     Many of ...

Grasping tendon development with the zebrafish

Posted by , on 9 May 2014

by Jessica Chen and Jenna Galloway   Animals can contort their bodies into a diversity of movements: running, jumping, climbing, and swimming to name a few. All of these movements ...

Good guilt

Posted by , on 7 May 2014

Seán Mac Fhearraigh, from PostPostDoc, recently asked me to write a post about my experiences outside academia. Because I don’t have a lot of experience yet (I have only been working ...

Crick Quantitative Biology Conference - June 5th

Posted by , on 6 May 2014

The NIMR are hosting the Crick Quantitative Biology Conference on June 5th. This will cover a broad range of interdisciplinary areas of research including tissue growth, cell mechanics, imaging, gene-networks, evolution ...

Outreach Activity - Smartphone to Microscope Conversion

Posted by , on 6 May 2014

Development is a fascinating process that few people have a chance to see, let alone photograph! We recently participated with other scientists from the Crick Institute at a Science Museum ...

In Development this week (Vol. 141, Issue 10)

Posted by , on 6 May 2014

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Sara sorts out stem cell asymmetric division Adult stem cells play crucial roles in tissue homeostasis, giving rise to ...

6th Young Embryologist Annual Meeting

Posted by , on 2 May 2014

6th Young Embryologist Annual Meeting Friday 27th June 2014 JZ Young LT, Anatomy Building, University College London Last call for abstracts The 6th Young Embryologist Meeting aims to bring together ...

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