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AdamTS matrix metalloproteases mediate basement membrane heterogeneity required for organ elongation

Posted by , on 4 July 2024

Basement membranes (BMs) are thin, specialized extracellular matrices that surround most tissues and organs (Jayadev and Sherwood, 2017). These meshworks serve as scaffolds for cell adhesion, influencing cell signaling, cell ...

Lab meeting with the Ríos-Barrera lab

Posted by , on 13 June 2024

Meet the Rios-Barrera lab, based in UNAM, Mexico City. The lab uses the Drosophila respiratory system to study the sub- and supracellular mechanisms of morphogenesis.

Travel awards available for PhD students to attend Neurofly2024

Posted by , on 3 June 2024

Neurofly2024 is the main conference on neurobiology of Drosophila, taking place every 2 years, and has been rotating across Europe for the last 40 years. The Company of Biologists Travel ...

Lab Meeting with the Maurange Lab

Posted by , on 14 December 2023

Meet the members of the Maurange Lab, based in the Institut de Biologie de Développement de Marseille (IBDM).

SciArt profile: Deepti Trivedi

Posted by , on 2 August 2023

Deepti Trivedi has a background in neurogenetics in flies and mice, and does drawings inspired by Drosophila research.

Cell biologist turned fruit-fly fuelled biotech entrepreneur (you can do it too!)

Posted by , on 31 July 2023

I’m a trained PhD cell biologist (University of Alberta 2019), where I spent days and days locked in a dark closet taking confocal microscopy photos of fluorescently labelled organelles (my ...

SciArt profile: Frank Macabenta

Posted by , on 19 June 2023

Our latest SciArt profile features Frank Macabenta, a developmental biologist who freelances as a scientific illustrator.

SciArt profile: Ivana Henry

Posted by , on 25 May 2023

In our latest SciArt profile we hear from Ivana Henry, a science communicator and illustrator with a background in developmental genetics.

Uncovering the origins of the adult adipose tissue in flies

Posted by , on 24 May 2023

Read the story behind the work by Taiichi Tsuyama, Tadashi Uemura and colleagues, uncovering the precursor cells that give rise to the adult fat body in Drosophila.

Behind the Paper: the discovery of a novel cell type involved in fly touch sensing

Posted by , on 23 May 2023

Read the story behind the paper where Dr Federica Mangione, Nic Tapon and colleagues report a new type of specialised epidermal cells involved in touch sensing in Drosophila.

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