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A day in the life of a Parhyale Lab

Posted by , on 27 January 2014

A typical day spent in our lab’s aquarium room will find me soaked, top-to-bottom, in seawater. The other members of my lab seem not to have this issue, but I’ve ...

Writing tips for Node bloggers

Posted by , on 26 January 2014

We realise that a lot of the people who register for an account with the Node are not experienced bloggers. It can be hard to write your first blog post: ...

In Development this week (Vol. 141, Issue 3)

Posted by , on 21 January 2014

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Hoxb1b gets the neural tube into shape Hox genes are classically known for their roles in patterning the anterior-posterior ...

(Developmental) Biology around the internet- January 2014

Posted by , on 15 January 2014

Here is our monthly round-up of some of the interesting content that we spotted around the internet:   News & Research: – Nature revealed their list of 10 people that mattered ...

Rewiring the brain

Posted by , on 3 January 2014

Watching animals, with their vast diversity of complex behaviours, can never be boring. In the animals around us, ants, spiders, lizards, dogs, cats, fish, birds…, we see so many different ...

Eastern approach

Posted by , on 2 January 2014

In a vague sense it was a move that was planned all along. After all I did tell my friends and family when I left in 2001 for UPenn to ...

In Development this week (Vol. 141, Issue 2)

Posted by , on 31 December 2013

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Peri important role for Notch Pericytes are specialised cells that wrap around the endothelial cells of the vasculature to ...

In time of revision: of Wingless and morphogens

Posted by , on 27 December 2013

In time of revision: of Wingless and morphogens Alfonso Martinez Arias The recent publication of the important work of C. Alexandre, LA. Baena and JP. Vincent on the molecular requirements ...

Mechanics in the embryo and the evolution of gastrulation

Posted by , on 27 December 2013

I am a former diploma student in Emmanuel Farge’s team “Mechanics and genetics of embryonic and tumoral development” (Paris). Watching embryos could only convince me of Lewis Wolpert’s famous claim ...

Outreach activity - Extracting DNA from kiwi fruit

Posted by , on 20 December 2013

DNA extraction from fruit is an easy experiment that makes a great demonstration for kids’ science fairs. I ran a DNA extraction stall at Oxford’s Wow!How? family science fair a ...

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