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Welcome to the Node - a virtual coffee break

Posted by , on 14 June 2010

On one of the walls of the Royal Institution in London is the following quote: “Science may never come up with a better office communication system than the coffee break” ...

Meeting report from the 2nd joint meeting of the SFBD AND JSDB 2010 - "From Cells to Organs"

Posted by , on 13 June 2010

(This was essentially written by Dr. Chris Gordon – see bottom for details, though “Heather” posted it here.) Approximately 320 participants attended the second joint meeting of both the Japanese ...

Research snippets from the Land of the Tiger

Posted by , on 13 June 2010

It is close to three years since my first visit to the ‘Land of the royal kings and gold, tigers, cobras and elephants’ – INCREDIBLE INDIA!! Yes, incredible in every ...

An interview with Kate Storey and Silvia Marino

Posted by , on 27 May 2010

(Originally published in Development) In February 2010, in the beautiful setting of Wiston House, nestled at the foot of the hilly South Downs in Sussex, UK, The Company of Biologists, ...

The dish on career choices

Posted by , on 26 May 2010

When we did a survey among attendees of the British Society for Development Biology meeting in April, we asked what topics you would like to discuss on the Node. One ...

Tips for blogging from meetings

Posted by , on 11 May 2010

At the Node we welcome reports from scientific meetings, but only if the meeting organizers and speakers allow it. I’m currently writing the Node’s guidelines for meeting reports, and then ...

An Interview with Steve Wilson

Posted by , on 20 April 2010

(Interview by Kathryn Senior. Originally published in Development) Stephen Wilson is Professor of Developmental Genetics at University College, London, UK. He was recently awarded the Remedios Caro Almela Prize for ...

Neural Stem Cells in Development and Disease Workshop

Posted by , on 5 April 2010

In February 2010, The Company of Biologists (which publishes Development and hosts the Node) organized the first of a series of workshops. The theme of the workshop was “Neural Stem ...

Welcome to the Node

Posted by , on 1 April 2010

Welcome to the Node! This is a place for developmental biologists to share the latest news, discuss topics related to their field, and see what’s new. This site is managed ...

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