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Neocortex evolution and human uniqueness

Posted by , on 20 October 2013

“So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the ...

Barcelona hosts major European conference on Drosophila research

Posted by , on 14 October 2013

      – On 16-19 October, 700 scientists will meet for the 23 European Drosophila Conference in the Palau de Congressos in Barcelona.       – Drosophila melanogaster, also known as the fruit fly, ...

13th FASEB Plant Biology Conference- Mechanisms in Plant Development

Posted by , on 9 October 2013

The 13th FASEB Plant Biology Conference was held from August 11- 16, 2013, in Saxtons River, Vermont, a modest but beautiful setting.  This was a special meeting, since it marked ...

Echoes of Spallanzani

Posted by , on 3 October 2013

To the inspecting eyes of a budding scienziato the Reggian countryside was not simply teeming with life, it also posed myriad of intriguing questions. How do bug wings work and ...

An interview with Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado

Posted by , on 11 September 2013

Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado is an investigator at the Stowers Institute and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and has worked for many years on regeneration in a little flatworm- the planaria. The ...

Woods Hole MBL embryology course turns 120

Posted by , on 11 September 2013

The Node has featured many interesting posts in collaboration with the Woods Hole MBL embryology course in the last few years. Students write every year about their experiences in the ...

Recipe to make liver from stem cells...

Posted by , on 22 August 2013

  Can you imagine a supermarket where doctors could just go and pick the cells they need to cure their patients? Just like a pharmacy…or a blood bank? Well, this ...

The 8th European Zebrafish Meeting

Posted by , on 25 July 2013

By Leonardo Valdivia and Joaquín Letelier Here is a report about sessions performed during the 8th European Zebrafish meeting held in Barcelona. The post is divided in different topics to ...

Amniote gastrulation without a streak

Posted by , on 12 June 2013

The three principal germ layers of the vertebrate embryo, ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm, emerge from the pluripotent epiblast during the process of gastrulation. Being especially interested in the molecular and ...

The SDB-BSDB Interview Chain: the Node interviews Aditya Saxena

Posted by , on 30 May 2013

At the last BSDB meeting Adi was the winner of the BSDB poster prize. Unfortunately John Young – the winner of the last SDB poster prize – was unable to ...

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