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This month on the Node: April

Posted by , on 30 April 2013

Again, things have been busy on the Node this month and, as well as the usual flurry of job adverts, we’ve had some great research- and meeting-based posts. Below are ...

Young British Researchers Visit Japan

Posted by , on 26 April 2013

On the 25th and 26th of February 2013 we were invited to attend a joint UK-Japan workshop on Neural Epigenetics at the British Embassy in Tokyo, which aimed to stimulate ...

SpotOn highlights the Node

Posted by , on 25 April 2013

SpotOn, Nature Publishing Group’s online forum for science policy, outreach and tools, and organiser of community events, is currently running a series on the use of social media for science ...

Journal club on the Node

Posted by , on 18 April 2013

A couple of days ago, the University of Chicago Development, regeneration and stem cell journal club posted their first piece on the Node – a write-up of the discussion they’d ...

If I could turn back time: an embryological look at the fin-to-limb transition

Posted by , on 16 April 2013

When sculpting evolutionary histories—when telling the stories of change over time—the developmental biologist is often drawn to similarity. She wants to figure out what that last common ancestor was like; ...

BSDB/BSCB Spring Meeting 2013 – Report Part 2: Science!

Posted by , on 11 April 2013

In this second part of my BSDB/BSCB spring meeting report, I will attempt to paint a picture of the scientific content of the conference in broad brush strokes. I have ...

Retinoic Acid Gradient Directly Visualized During Zebrafish Gastrulation

Posted by , on 11 April 2013

Retinoic acid is one of the most important signaling molecules during development, and that the embryo gets the right levels of this small molecule is critical. Too much or too ...

An "ordinary" first day at the BSCB/BSDB Joint Spring Meeting 2013

Posted by , on 9 April 2013

Before I even start to tell you anything about this year’s BSCB/BSDB Joint Spring Meeting, I would like to apologise to you if you expect this post to be a ...

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 ...

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