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Best of both - balancing research and outreach

Posted by , on 7 March 2014

I have been trying to pin-point when exactly I became interested in science outreach. The earliest I can think back is when we had to dissect Helix aspersa, the garden ...

Outreach activity - The Animal Pairs Game

Posted by , on 6 March 2014

Everyone loves a game. So here’s a game that flexes that brain muscle, which can be adapted for all audiences, topics and required level of cuteness. Presenting: the Animal Pairs ...

In Development this week (Vol. 141, Issue 6)

Posted by , on 4 March 2014

Here are the highlights of the current issue of Development: Auxin biosynthesis: the root of xylem patterning In the Arabidopsis root, xylem is organised into a central file of metaxylem that is ...

A day in the life of a C. elegans lab

Posted by , on 3 March 2014

I am Serena Ding, a third year PhD student, and I work at the University of Oxford’s Biochemistry Department in the United Kingdom. I am interested in the control of ...

This month on the Node- February 2014

Posted by , on 1 March 2014

The Node was full of activity in February. Here are some of the highlights!   Research:   – Jennifer Fish and Richard Schneider wrote about their recent paper studying jaw ...

Of worms and (wo)men: reflections on the ‘Life Fantastic’ CHRISTMAS LECTURES 2013

Posted by , on 27 February 2014

On receiving an e-mail from the Royal Institution back in March 2013 inviting me to submit a proposal for the delivery of the CHRISTMAS LECTURES, my first reaction was to ...

Meeting Report- First joint meeting of the French Society of Developmental Biology (SFBD) and of the Network of Functional Studies in Model Organisms (EFOR)

Posted by , on 27 February 2014

The 1st joint meeting between the French Society of Developmental Biology (SFBD) and the network of functional studies in model organisms (EFOR) took place in Paris between the 10th and ...

MySciCareer - first-person stories about science careers

Posted by , on 27 February 2014

It’s been a while since I last wrote on the Node, but I have something to share that ties in to a project I started while I was still the ...

A day in the life of a butterfly lab

Posted by , on 21 February 2014

Hello! I’m Leila, a finishing PhD student in Patrícia Beldade’s lab at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal. We work on different topics within Evolutionary Developmental Biology, Evo-Devo, with the ...

The Company of Biologists Workshop: From Stem Cells to Human Development

Posted by , on 18 February 2014

As you may know, the Company of Biologists runs a fantastic series of small Workshops on diverse topics across the life sciences (more details on our website). I’m excited to ...

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