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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 ...

Travelling Fellowships- deadline approaching!

Posted by , on 16 April 2014

  Do you need to learn a new technique? Are you planning a collaborative visit?   Then The Company of Biologists and Development can help! We offer Travelling Fellowships of up to £2,500 ...

(Developmental) Biology around the internet- April 2014

Posted by , on 13 April 2014

Here is our monthly round-up of some of the interesting content that we spotted around the internet:   News & Research: – This year’s Waddington Medal was awarded by the British Society ...

Outreach competition- the winners

Posted by , on 10 April 2014

Science outreach often involves using metaphors, where a real life object or situation is used to explain a complex scientific concept. Last December we launched an outreach competition, and we asked ...

Cellular Architectures at the Nuit Blanche 2013 in Paris

Posted by , on 9 April 2014

The “Nuit Blanche” in Paris. A city wide exposition of contemporary arts from dusk till dawn. Performances, light shows, dance, installations. Along the Canal Saint-Martin the visitors stroll from one ...

Identified a new possible target to combat muscle wasting

Posted by , on 9 April 2014

The pathological atrophy of skeletal muscle is a serious biomedical problem for which no effective treatment is currently available. Those most affected populations are the elderly diagnosed with sarcopenia and ...

6th Young Embryologist Annual Meeting

Posted by , on 8 April 2014

6th Young Embryologist Annual Meeting Friday 27th June 2014 JZ Young LT, Anatomy Building, University College London Registation and abstract submission now open The 6th Young Embryologist Meeting aims to ...

In Development this week (Vol. 141, Issue 8)

Posted by , on 8 April 2014

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Spine-tingling new role for Sall4 Wnt, Fgf and retinoic acid signalling play a key role in patterning the posterior ...

The NSW state meeting of the ANZSCDB, Sydney Australia

Posted by , on 8 April 2014

The Australia and New Zealand Society for cell and developmental biology (ANZSCDB) supports several local state meetings held each year for members of the society to come together to present ...

Clinician Scientists

Posted by , on 4 April 2014

The Wellcome Trust – Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute is founded on the belief that deep understanding of stem cell biology will be transformative for future healthcare http://www.stemcells.cam.ac.uk ...

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