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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 ...

This month on the Node- April 2014

Posted by , on 30 April 2014

Our jobs page has been particularly busy this month, with a range of job positions from research technicians to senior lectureships! Here are some of the other highlights:   Research: ...

Research Assistant (Hendrich Lab)

Posted by , on 24 April 2014

Department/Location: Wellcome Trust – Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QR Salary: £24,289-£27,318 Reference: PS03240 Closing date: 22 May 2014 Fixed-term: ...

In Development this week (Vol. 141, Issue 9)

Posted by , on 22 April 2014

Here are the highlights from the new issue of Development:   Hemogenic endothelium flexes some muscle Mesoangioblasts (MABs) are progenitor cells of embryonic derivation with mesodermal potential. They have been ...

Flippase recognition target: orientation matters, so why care?

Posted by , on 16 April 2014

FRT sites are used often (at least in Drosophila) for inducing deletions or “flipping out” of markers in transgenic constructs. When there are two FRTs sequences in tandem, after inducing ...

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