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Developmental Gene Regulatory Networks Course at Woods Hole

Posted by , on 11 May 2015

An advanced short course “Gene Regulatory Networks for Development” will be given at the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, MA, October 11-24, 2015. This will be the 8th edition of this ...

Young Embryologist Network USA: Frog brains and mouse hearts

Posted by , on 8 May 2015

The first Boston Young Embryologist Network talks event will be held in the Warren Alpert Building at Harvard Medical School Thursday May 14th, 6-8pm. Food and drink will be provided ...

The SDB-BSDB Interview Chain: Niteace Whittington interviews Wendy Gu

Posted by , on 8 May 2015

Last year we interviewed Niteace Whittington, who won the Society for Developmental Biology (SDB) poster prize at the 2014 meeting in Seattle. Niteace’s prize was attendance at the joint meeting ...

Meeting Report: Genome Editors and CRISPRs meeting, Edinburgh 23rd April 2015

Posted by , on 5 May 2015

Around 200 scientists from several Edinburgh research institutes gathered in central Edinburgh to discuss the current state and uses of zinc finger nucleases, TALENs (TAL effector nucleases) and CRISPR/Cas9 technology. ...

The BSDB introduces the Cheryll Tickle Award

Posted by , on 2 May 2015

This is a news item which was first posted on the bsdb.org site. Please, note that not all items will be duplicated on The Node. To ensure you stay informed, ...

This month on the Node- April 2015

Posted by , on 1 May 2015

April has been a busy month on the Node! Here are some of the highlights:   Question of the Month- CRISPR technology: This month a group in China reported genome editing ...

Towards a mechanistic understanding of branching innovations in plant evolution.

Posted by , on 29 April 2015

Jill Harrison and Yoan Coudert.   The conquest of land by plants was one of the most significant events in our planet’s history, and was underpinned by a series of ...

BSDB/BSCB Spring meeting 2015, meeting report

Posted by , on 28 April 2015

A couple of weeks ago, the BSDB and the BSCB held their annual joint spring meeting at the University of Warwick. The spring meetings are their major annual event and a ...

In Development this week (Vol. 142, Issue 9)

Posted by , on 28 April 2015

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   The light at the end of the tubule Tubular structures, such as kidney tubules or blood vessels, carry out ...

Discovery of an unexpected function of a protein linked to neurodegenerative diseases

Posted by , on 28 April 2015

A study done on fruit flies and published in Nature Communications reveals that the protein dDsk2, in addition to degrading proteins, also plays a key role in regulating gene expression. ...

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