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In Development this week (Vol. 140, Issue 9)

Posted by , on 9 April 2013

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Dynamics of human thymus development The thymus is the primary organ responsible for generating T cells. Although thymus development ...

BSDB/BSCB Spring Meeting 2013 - Report Part 1: Alternative Careers for Scientists

Posted by , on 5 April 2013

[Ed. comment: This is the first of a number of posts by a few people who attended this year’s BSDB/BSCB meeting. Look out for more on the meeting over the ...

Last month on the Node: March 2013

Posted by , on 2 April 2013

We had another busy month on the Node, with posts and comments relating to research articles, upcoming meetings, resources for developmental biologists…and, of course, the stem cell image contest.   ...

Stem Cells in Developmental Biology: a debate at the BSDB

Posted by , on 29 March 2013

See below a posting from our website (http://amapress.gen.cam.ac.uk/) on the discussion that took place at the BSDB on whether to change or not the name of the society to include ...

On how odd critters can answer important questions

Posted by , on 27 March 2013

Sproing! Sproing! Sproing! If there is one animal that deserves its own cartoon sound, it is the jerboa – a bipedal desert rodent with extraordinarily elongated hindlegs, fused foot bones, ...

In Development this week (Vol. 140, Issue 8)

Posted by , on 26 March 2013

Here are the highlights from the new issue of Development: Molecular map of posterior hypothalamus The hypothalamus is a key integrative centre in the vertebrate brain that regulates many essential ...

Developmental Biology Teaching Workshop at Darling Marine Center

Posted by , on 22 March 2013

The University of Maine Darling Marine Center will once again host a Developmental Biology Teaching Workshop, June 25-29, 2013.  Openings are still available! This workshop is geared toward university faculty, ...

New Reviews Editor at Development!

Posted by , on 22 March 2013

Dear readers of the Node, Hi there! My name is Caroline and I am the new Reviews Editor covering all things stem cells at Development. I come to you from ...

Report on “The Making of a Vertebrate – RIKEN CDB Symposium 2013”

Posted by , on 22 March 2013

When your model organism of choice is medaka, and you spend your mornings trying to rid your embryos of their tough chorion, you comfort yourself thinking that one day all ...

Abstract Submission for 8th European Zebrafish Meeting is approaching

Posted by , on 12 March 2013

The 8th European Zebrafish Meeting, 9-13 July, Barcelona welcomes proposals from all areas of zebrafish research for consideration for oral and poster presentation. This meeting will gather together researchers from ...

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