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Celebrate the Node's birthday at the SDB meeting!

Posted by , on 6 July 2015

This week will see the Society for Developmental Biology (SDB) meeting take place in Snowbird, in Utah, and we will be there! Come by booth nr 12 (Rendezvous room) if you ...

The people who make the Node happen

Posted by , on 3 July 2015

This year we are celebrating the Node’s 5th anniversary, and this wouldn’t have been possible without the help of many people. Our biggest thank you goes to you, our community! ...

Funded places still available for the workshop 'Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance'!

Posted by , on 2 July 2015

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An interview with Austin Smith

Posted by , on 2 July 2015

This interview was first published in Development.   Austin Smith is a stem cell and developmental biologist, who has dedicated his career to the study of pluripotency, stem cell renewal and ...

This month on the Node- June 2015

Posted by , on 1 July 2015

Here are some of the highlights of the last month!   Research: Steve told the tale of how it became an established fact that human sex ratio at conception is ...

A new look… but still the same Node!

Posted by , on 1 July 2015

As you may have noticed, the Node is looking a little different today! This year we are celebrating our 5th anniversary, and 5 years is a long time in the ...

In Development this week (Vol. 142, Issue 13)

Posted by , on 30 June 2015

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Controlling Traffic jam for niche specification Tissue stem cells are dependent on their local microenvironment – the niche – ...

Woods Hole Embryology 2015 (#embryo2015)

Posted by , on 29 June 2015

Elena Boer, Shun Sogabe and Joe Hanly are currently attending the MBL Embryology course in Woods Hole MA. 2015 marks the 122nd year of the Woods Hole Embryology course. This ...

Nerves read the electrical topography of their microenvironment in making growth decisions

Posted by , on 29 June 2015

A really interesting recent paper on bioartificial limbs underscored the prospect of transplantation for problems in regenerative medicine. One key issue facing transplant technology is establishing appropriate innervation to the ...

Cellular Senescence in Regeneration

Posted by , on 28 June 2015

Salamanders are remarkable organisms. Following the amputation or loss of complex structures such as parts of their eyes, hearts and brains, tails -including the spinal cord-, jaws and even full ...

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