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A new Special Collection on 'Model Systems in Drug Discovery'

Posted by , on 6 October 2015

Model systems, including laboratory animals, microorganisms, and cell- and tissue-based systems, are central to the discovery and development of new and better drugs for the treatment of human disease. In ...

In Development this week (Vol. 142, Issue 18)

Posted by , on 22 September 2015

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development – our Special Issue on “Human Development”. This Special Issue brings together a collection of Reviews and Research Articles that directly ...

In Development this week (Vol. 142, Issue 8)

Posted by , on 7 April 2015

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Getting to the heart of human epicardial differentiation The epicardium is crucial for heart development and function, and it ...

In Development this week (Vol. 142, Issue 6)

Posted by , on 10 March 2015

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Dmrt1: a common thread in sex determination Dmrt1 and its related genes play a key role in sex determination ...

In Development this week (Vol. 141, Issue 23)

Posted by , on 18 November 2014

Here are the highlights from the new issue of Development:   Akt acts to reprogram germ cells Primordial germ cells (PGCs) are unipotent – they go on to form germline ...

Researchers grow ‘seed’ of spinal cord tissue in a dish

Posted by , on 3 September 2014

Medical Research Council (MRC) scientists have for the first time managed to turn stem cells into the specialised cells that go on to form spinal cord, muscle and bone tissue ...

In Development this week (Vol. 141, Issue 18)

Posted by , on 2 September 2014

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Mcc: a new player in gastrulation The mutated in molorectal cancer (Mcc) gene has been described as a tumour ...

In Development this week (Vol. 141, Issue 12)

Posted by , on 10 June 2014

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Insights into familial dysautonomia Familial dysautonomia (FD) is a germline autosomal recessive disease that is characterized by impaired peripheral ...

In Development this week (Vol. 141, Issue 4)

Posted by , on 4 February 2014

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Integrating integrin signals for neocortical growth Within the developing neocortex, multiple progenitor cell types contribute to neuronal production, and ...

In Development this week (Vol. 141, Issue 2)

Posted by , on 31 December 2013

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Peri important role for Notch Pericytes are specialised cells that wrap around the endothelial cells of the vasculature to ...

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