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An interview with Christopher Wylie and Janet Heasman

Posted by , on 18 November 2014

This interview first appeared in Development.   The 2014 Society for Developmental Biology (SDB) Lifetime Achievement Award was jointly awarded to Christopher Wylie and Janet Heasman in recognition of their outstanding and sustained contributions ...

In Development this week (Vol. 141, Issue 23)

Posted by , on 18 November 2014

Here are the highlights from the new issue of Development:   Akt acts to reprogram germ cells Primordial germ cells (PGCs) are unipotent – they go on to form germline ...

Applications of homologous recombination-mediated genome engineering

Posted by , on 17 November 2014

We recently demonstrated an improved method for homologous recombination (HR)-mediated genome editing using TALEN (Transcription activator-like effector nuclease) in zebrafish (Shin et al., 2014). In the study, we identified that ...

A TALE OF LIMBS AND GENITALS

Posted by , on 17 November 2014

The morphological evolution of limbs and external genitalia were both essential adaptions to a life on land. While the former deals with the novel locomotory challenges facing an animal invading ...

From Stem Cells to Human Development: the video

Posted by , on 13 November 2014

We have previously posted about the workshop that Development organised in September, titled ‘From Stem Cells to Human Development’. We provided a general summary of the meeting, as well as an overview of ...

Fibroblast Growth Factors in Development and Repair, Cancun, Mexico (4th Feb 2015- 7th Feb 2015)

Posted by , on 5 November 2014

4th – 7th February 2015 The major goal of this Fusion Conference is to bring together in a single forum the diverse group of researchers who study fibroblast growth factor (FGF) ...

A new stem cell film plus more from EuroStemCell

Posted by , on 4 November 2014

Hello! We’ve got lots of new things to share, including a film and fact sheet combo that looks at cell fate, cell identity and reprogramming, a closer look at an ...

In Development this week (Vol. 141, Issue 22)

Posted by , on 4 November 2014

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development: Meristem maintenance is KNOX so simple Class I KNOX transcription factors, such as SHOOT MERISTEMLESS (STM) and KNAT1, are known ...

This month on the Node- October 2014

Posted by , on 3 November 2014

Here are some of the highlights for October. Don’t forget to also check our jobs page, were several new positions were advertised this month!   Research: – Shusei wrote about ...

Group Leader (Senior Research Associate)

Posted by , on 3 November 2014

The Gurdon Institute is a world-renowned centre in the fields of developmental, cell, and cancer biology, located in the heart of the historic city of Cambridge, and part of the ...

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