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In Development this week (Vol. 140, Issue 6)

Posted by , on 27 February 2013

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Cofilin and Vangl2 kick start planar cell polarity The planar cell polarity (PCP) pathway orients cells within the plane ...

Bioinformatician (Smith Lab and Hendrich Lab) Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Coucil Cambridge Stem Cell Institute

Posted by , on 26 February 2013

The Wellcome Trust – Medical Research Council Stem Cell Institute provides outstanding scientists with the opportunity and resources to undertake ground-breaking research into the fundamental properties of mammalian stem cells. ...

Goodbye!

Posted by , on 21 February 2013

Today was my last day as Community Manager for the Node, so this is goodbye from me! I’ve had a great time these past three years, setting up the site ...

myIDP (Individual Development Plan) by Science Careers

Posted by , on 21 February 2013

The myIDP (Individual Development Plan)  is career aptitude test and career planning site for scientists developed by Science Careers. I recently changed careers, starting my own scientific writing company after ...

Image competition: stem cells

Posted by , on 20 February 2013

In a journal like Development, full of beautiful immunofluorescence images of developing tissues and organisms, it’s quite rare that a picture of stem cells stands out from an aesthetic point ...

Mouse Molecular Genetics: Save the date 18-21 September 2013

Posted by , on 19 February 2013

We are pleased to announce that the 26th annual Mouse Molecular Genetics meeting will be held at the Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, from 18 to 21 September 2013. This meeting ...

Things that look like Xenopus

Posted by , on 18 February 2013

Have you ever thought to yourself ‘Hey, that inanimate object looks just like a xenopus!’ No? Well maybe after reading this you will. I started a PhD in a Xenopus lab ...

Stem cell decisions and the cell cycle

Posted by , on 15 February 2013

A lot of things cycle in life, even down to the cellular level.  In the developing central nervous system, regulators of the cell cycle play important roles in maintaining the ...

Retroviruses for Axolotl Research

Posted by , on 1 February 2013

Many salamanders can regenerate limbs, and even a seven-year-old child appreciates exactly the reasons why this feat is so remarkable.  How can an animal that has been living its life, ...

This month on the Node - January 2013

Posted by , on 31 January 2013

Let’s start this monthly summary with two fantastic posts that were left out of last month’s roundup due to the holiday period (and scheduled posts). Idoia Quintana studies shark brain ...

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