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Ethical development

Posted by , on 2 September 2014

This editorial was first published in Development. We encourage feedback from the community on our policies – please leave any comments below.   A central premise of scientific publishing – that publication ...

This month on the Node- August 2014

Posted by , on 1 September 2014

Here are last month’s highlights! Don’t forget to check our jobs page too.   Research: – Gary wrote about his visit to a particle accelerator to image Xenopus embry0s using X-rays. – ...

Left-right asymmetry, embryonic development, and more

Posted by , on 26 August 2014

Hello there, first time posting on The Node! Every so often Wiley compiles a small selection of recent research on a particular topic, and the most recent is on the ...

Outreach Program: “Ciencia Al Tiro” (Science Immediately)

Posted by , on 21 August 2014

Ciencia Al Tiro (Science Immediately) is an Outreach program developed to encourage interest in science and technology. Our inspiration was to help the situation of education in Chile where there ...

Yoshiki Sasai: stem cell Sensei

Posted by , on 21 August 2014

This obituary first appeared in Development.   Stefano Piccolo looks back at the life and research of his friend and colleague Yoshiki Sasai.   On 5 August 2014, Yoshiki Sasai died at ...

Accelerated Frogs: Developmental Biology meets Particle Physics

Posted by , on 20 August 2014

I previously wrote a post about the development of a 4-D X-Ray Tomography technique for imaging early Xenopus embryos. Frog embryos are opaque due to their yolky composition and this ...

In Development this week (Vol. 141, Issue 17)

Posted by , on 19 August 2014

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   HSCs make a Runx1 for it The emergence of haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) during early mammalian development is crucial ...

Short Course: GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS FOR DEVELOPMENT

Posted by , on 18 August 2014

Applications are still being invited for this exciting course, to be given at MBL October 12-24, 2014.   This is the 7th edition of an advanced Course oriented around the ...

(Developmental) Biology around the internet- August 2014

Posted by , on 15 August 2014

Here is August’s round-up of some of the interesting content that we spotted around the internet:   News & Research: – An interesting article considers the impact of the Great ...

The SDB-BSDB Interview Chain: Zarah Löf-Öhlin interviews Niteace Whittington

Posted by , on 12 August 2014

Last March we interviewed Zarah Löf-Öhlin, who won the BSDB poster prize at the joint meeting of the British Societies for Cell Biology and Developmental Biology. Zarah’s prize was to ...

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