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Obituary: Walter J. Gehring (1939-2014)

Posted by , on 4 August 2014

This obituary first appeared in Development. Also read other obituaries about Walter Gehring in Science, EMBO Journal and Developmental Cell.   Alex Schier looks back at the life and research of ...

This month on the Node- July 2014

Posted by , on 1 August 2014

Here are last month’s highlights!   Research and news: – Jacqueline wrote about her recent paper in Development, investigating the developmental origin and evolution of turtle shell patterning. – This month’s Stem ...

Waddington Medal Lecture 2014- Phil Ingham

Posted by , on 31 July 2014

Every year the British Society for Developmental Biology (BSDB) awards the Waddington Medal, its highest accolade, at the society’s Spring meeting. This year the Waddington Medal was awarded to Prof Phil ...

Woods Hole images 2014 round 2- the winner

Posted by , on 30 July 2014

We can now announce the winner of this year’s 2nd round of images from the Woods Hole embryology course: the ‘zebrabow’ zebrafish! The full results were as follow: – Short-tailed fruit bat; ...

The Young Embryologists Meeting 2014

Posted by , on 26 July 2014

I have been a postdoc in London, alas at King’s College London (more on the reason for this regret in future), for 5 years now. There are some great things ...

Microscopes 4 Schools: hands-on microscopy for children

Posted by , on 16 July 2014

The moment I really got fascinated by biology was when, aged 16, I saw a water flea’s heart beating in a school lesson. Up until that point I liked the ...

Brazil: origins, evolution and future of Developmental Biology in the country of the 2014 World Cup

Posted by , on 13 July 2014

By Henrique Marques-Souza and Rodrigo Nunes da Fonseca   Widely known as the country of soccer, samba and beautiful beaches, one might wonder if it is possible to perform high ...

EMBO celebrates 50 years

Posted by , on 12 July 2014

  The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) is an organization that ‘promotes excellence in the life sciences’ in Europe and beyond. With more than 1500 members (leaders in their respective fields), it is ...

Public Engagement Officer

Posted by , on 10 July 2014

Department/Location: Wellcome Trust – Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge Salary: £28,132-£36,661 Reference: PS03788 Closing date: 10 August 2014 Fixed-term: The funds for this post are ...

Woods Hole images 2014 round 4- vote for a Development cover

Posted by , on 9 July 2014

Time for the second round of images from last year’s Woods Hole embryology course! Below you will find 4 fantastic images taken by students of the 2013 course. Choose the one ...

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