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From our sister journals - December & January

Posted by , on 6 February 2017

Here we highlight some developmental biology related content from other journals published by The Company of Biologists. JCS kicked off 2017 with a Special Issue relevant to many developmental biologists: 3D cell ...

The times they are a-changin’

Posted by , on 3 January 2017

This Editorial originally appeared in Development, Volume 144, Issue 1 Olivier Pourquie   The past 15 years have witnessed major evolutions in the field of developmental biology – in imaging technology, ...

Vote for your favourite Development cover, 2016

Posted by , on 19 December 2016

*Winner announced!* With over 200 votes counted, the cover of Development’s Special Issue on Plant Development has won the voter’s favourite cover for 2016! The fruit bat came second, and in ...

From our sister journals - October 2016

Posted by , on 10 November 2016

Here we highlight some developmental biology related content from other journals published by The Company of Biologists.   Helio Roque and colleagues describe that flies lacking MKS, a component of the transition ...

From Stem Cells to Human Development, Southbridge, 2016. Mini report.

Posted by , on 12 October 2016

Two years ago, Development held a meeting on the emerging field of stem cells and human development. In announcing the meeting, the organisers described a knowledge gap:   “Strikingly, although ...

Introducing cross-referee commenting in peer review

Posted by , on 31 August 2016

This Editorial originally appeared in Development, Vol 143, Issue 17. Olivier Pourquié and Katherine Brown   At Development, we are always trying to improve our processes and service – for authors ...

This month on the Node- March 2016

Posted by , on 1 April 2016

  Focus on organoids Following Development’s call for papers for their upcoming Special Issue on Organoids, we featured an interview with their guest editor Melissa Little, discussing her career and research on ...

Question of the month- brain organoids

Posted by , on 21 March 2016

Last week, Development announced a special issue on organoids. In vitro organogenesis is a burgeoning new field, with applications in the study of human development, drug testing and ultimately the ...

Editorial- Closing the circle: from organoids back to development

Posted by , on 15 March 2016

This editorial was written by Melissa Little and first appeared in Development.   Organogenesis is an inherently fascinating developmental process. It requires the creation of complex form and function from ...

Future developments: your thoughts and our plans

Posted by , on 5 January 2016

This editorial by Olivier Pourquié and Katherine Brown first appeared in Development.   As a journal with its community very much at its heart, we here at Development believe it ...

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