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Generative biology: new approaches to study developmental design principles

Posted by , on 29 April 2025

A workshop to explore how synthetic biology can help us understand how embryos build themselves 20 – 21 October 2025, Brighton, UK. A Royal Society Theo Murphy meeting organised by ...

Developmental Processes in CNS Plasticity and Pathogenesis: 3rd International Symposium

Posted by , on 21 February 2025

The Research Training Group: Neurodevelopment and Vulnerability of the Central Nervous System (GRK2162) is excited to host its 3rd International Symposium: Developmental Processes in CNS Plasticity and Pathogenesis. The program will bring ...

Deforming Nuclei: a way to move through the crowd!

Posted by , on 3 February 2025

In their recent paper, Maia-Gil and colleagues explored whether and how nuclear properties can influence nuclear positioning in vivo. Their work revealed that in the densely packed retinal zebrafish neuroepithelium, ...

Tiny titans: fantastic worms and their powerful regenerative abilities

Posted by , on 19 January 2025

In their paper recently published in Evolution & Development, Vanessa Spieß, Rannyele P. Ribeiro and colleagues explore the regenerative abilities of the marine segmented worm Syllis malaquini. Their research reveals ...

Behind the paper: “Temporal variability and cell mechanics control robustness in mammalian embryogenesis”

Posted by , on 15 December 2024

The massive presence of disorder and variability challenges the traditional metaphor of the developmental process as a perfectly executed program leading to precise mechanisms at every level [1,2]. Yet, the ...

PhD position - Exploring form & function in one of nature’s most powerful water-conservation systems

Posted by , on 13 December 2024

PhD position in the Denholm lab at the University of Edinburgh, UK You will use modern techniques to study the development and/or physiology of one of the most powerful water-conserving ...

The mechanics of crocodile head scale development

Posted by , on 11 December 2024

Rory L. Cooper, Ebrahim Jahanbakhsh & Michel C. Milinkovitch Laboratory of Artificial and Natural Evolution (LANE), Geneva, Switzerlandhttps://www.lanevol.org From the hard, protective scales of reptiles to the soft, insulating fur ...

Understanding signalling pathways involved in the development of definitive endoderm.

Posted by , on 4 November 2024

During my time as a summer student at the Francis Crick Institute, I had the privilege of working in the Developmental Signalling Laboratory of Dr Caroline Hill. Under the mentorship ...

Counterpoint in Science: Power of Tandem talks at the Interfaces between Physics and Biology

Posted by , on 26 September 2024

HFSP–Unistra Symposium available online featuring Eric Wieschaus and William Bialek, Anthony Hyman and Frank Jülicher, Donatas Zigmantas and Thomas Renger, musical duo from the Philharmonic Orchestra of Strasbourg and more ...

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