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Making a map: exploring the origins of the shoulder and neck

Posted by , on 18 September 2024

Read the story behind the paper "Multiple embryonic sources converge to form the pectoral girdle skeleton in zebrafish" from first author Shunya Kuroda.

The bumpy journey to the signal that kicks off endosperm development

Posted by , on 9 September 2024

Here, Sara Simonini and Ueli Grossniklaus from the Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology and Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, University of Zurich, tell the story behind the paper “A paternal ...

August in preprints

Posted by , on 4 September 2024

Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental and stem cell biology (and related) preprints.

Research Assistant/Lab Manager

Posted by , on 2 September 2024

We are pleased to advertise a Research Assistant/Associate position in Dr Elena Scarpa’s group to investigate the role of tissue-scale confinement during in vivo and in vitro Zebrafish neural crest ...

When a medical doctor steps into a developmental biology lab to study the mechanics of human embryo development

Posted by , on 29 August 2024

Read the story behind the paper “Mechanics of human embryo compaction” from Jean-Léon Maître and Julie Firmin.

SciCommConnect three-minute talks — Interview with Rachel Mckeown

Posted by , on 20 August 2024

In June, the Node, preLights and FocalPlane organised SciCommConnect, an online event all about science writing and presentation. As part of the day, we hosted a three-minute research talk competition. ...

Tenure-track positions at the Assistant/Associate Professor levels

Posted by , on 15 August 2024

The Department of Cell Biology and the Regenerative Medicine Institute at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine invite applications for tenure-track positions at the Assistant/Associate Professor levels. We seek applications ...

Lab meeting with the Harnoš lab

Posted by , on 12 August 2024

Meet the Harnoš lab, based in Brno, Czech Republic. The lab is interested in the role of planar polarity in neural tube formation and cell migration in Xenopus.

July in preprints

Posted by , on 6 August 2024

Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental and stem cell biology (and related) preprints.

SciArt Profile: Friedrich Bliem

Posted by , on 17 July 2024

In this SciArt profile, we meet Friedrich Bliem, who has a background in cell biology and scientific illustration and has been creating "Art in Science" paintings for decades.

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