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A study on cell migration provides insights into the movement of cancer cells

Posted by , on 20 November 2013

Using Drosophila melanogaster, researchers at IRB Barcelona discover that during multiple cell migrations a single cell can act as leader, dragging the others with it. _____________ The migration of groups ...

(Developmental) Biology around the internet- November 2013

Posted by , on 19 November 2013

Here is our monthly round-up of some of the interesting content that we spotted around the internet:   News – Developmental biologist Jim Smith, director of MRC National Institute for ...

In Development this week (Vol. 140, Issue 23)

Posted by , on 19 November 2013

Here are the highlights from the new issue of Development:   Broken-hearted over Hippo Mammalian cardiac regeneration is greatly impeded by the massive loss of cardiomyocytes that occurs following acute ...

Stem Cells & Regeneration: Development's online home for stem cell research

Posted by , on 15 November 2013

Earlier this year, Development launched Stem Cells & Regeneration: a website dedicated to hosting all of the journal’s stem cell and regeneration content. This online home means that you can now ...

A day in the life of a moss lab

Posted by , on 15 November 2013

I am James Lloyd and have just finished my PhD at the University of Leeds, UK working with Prof Brendan Davies (plant developmental biologist) and Dr Andrew Cuming (moss biologist). ...

Cosy Science: science cafés in the pub

Posted by , on 14 November 2013

Cosy Science is a non profit organisation formed in 2012 at Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, by a group of young scientists: Olga Martins de Brito, Kinga Bercsenyi and ...

1st joint meeting of the French Society for Developmental Biology (SFBD) and the network for Functional Studies on Model Organisms (EFOR)

Posted by , on 10 November 2013

Dear colleague, We are pleased to announce the 1st joint meeting of the French Society for Developmental Biology (SFBD) and the network for Functional Studies on Model Organisms (EFOR), to ...

Conference report: Combio2013 Perth Australia

Posted by , on 8 November 2013

ComBio, the largest annual life sciences conference in Australasia, combines the annual meetings of the Australia & New Zealand Society for Cell and Developmental Biology (ANZSCDB), the Australian Society for ...

Pluripotent Stem Cell Platform Executive Manager

Posted by , on 7 November 2013

Salary: £37,382 – £47,314 Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 30 November 2017 in the first instance. As part of the UK Regenerative Medicine Platform (UKRMP), three ...

An interview with Benoit Bruneau

Posted by , on 5 November 2013

This interview first appeared in Development.   Benoit Bruneau is a developmental biologist based at the Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco. His lab studies the transcription factors and chromatin remodelling complexes ...

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