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In Development this Week (Vol. 144, Issue 15)

Posted by , on 1 August 2017

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   X-citing insights into dosage compensation The non-coding RNA Xist plays a key role in the process of X chromosome inactivation (XCI) and is ...

In Development this week (Vol. 144, Issue 14)

Posted by , on 18 July 2017

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Computing branching pattern complexity Bile – a fluid that aids digestion – is transported from the liver to the ...

NIH launches competition to develop human eye tissue in a dish

Posted by , on 21 June 2017

3-D Retina Organoid Challenge to spur breakthroughs in treating blinding diseases The National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has opened the first stage of a ...

In Development this week (Vol. 144, Issue 10)

Posted by , on 16 May 2017

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development: A new model for lineage segregation Lineage segregation during gastrulation has long been thought to be driven by differential cell ...

In Development this week (Vol. 144, Issue 8)

Posted by , on 11 April 2017

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   A new niche for human HSCs Human haematopoiesis occurs at various anatomical sites throughout development, including the yolk sac, ...

Spotlight on Rat: Translational Impact - a new DMM Special Collection

Posted by , on 18 October 2016

Disease Models & Mechanisms is pleased to announce the launch of a new Special Collection named Spotlight on Rat: Translational Impact. The rat is a key model for basic and ...

Zebrafish Research Specialist Position - University of California, Santa Barbara

Posted by , on 25 August 2016

The Campàs Lab (“Morphogenesis and Self-Organization of Living Matter” lab) at the University of California, Santa Barbara, works on tissue and organ morphogenesis in zebrafish. The lab focuses on understanding ...

Call for Papers: a Special Collection on Neurodegenerative Diseases

Posted by , on 31 May 2016

Disease Models & Mechanisms invites you to submit original research for consideration for an upcoming Special Collection ‘Neurodegeneration: From Models to Mechanisms to Therapies‘. This ongoing collection will focus on ...

In Development this week (Vol. 143, Issue 11)

Posted by , on 31 May 2016

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   A new paradigm for Wnt/β-catenin signalling The Wnt/β-catenin signalling pathway is a key pathway involved in a myriad of ...

Geometrical models of tissue as tools for uncovering rules underlying tissue organization

Posted by , on 27 May 2016

A major challenge in cell and developmental biology is to understand the mechanisms whereby cells interact with each other to form the variety of complex tissue forms present in organisms. ...

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