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Wire together, remodel together

Posted by , on 15 November 2018

Newborn babies are a symbol of immense potential, as they can grow up to be become virtually anybody, from an astronaut to the president. It is no secret that throughout ...

Sex combs in motion

Posted by , on 14 November 2018

Using computer simulations and mathematical modeling to study the evolution of morphogenesis   Juan N. Malagon and Ernest Ho tell the story behind their recent paper in PLOS Computational Biology. In ...

1 PhD Position : Characterization of Hedgehog morphogens in vitro and in vivo

Posted by , on 18 October 2018

1 PhD Position : Characterization of Hedgehog morphogens in vitro and in vivo Hedgehog (Hh) morphogens play important roles in development and cancer, but their mode of extracellular transport to ...

A study using Drosophila sheds light on the metastatic behaviour of human tumours

Posted by , on 26 September 2018

Most solid tumours with metastatic potential show a high degree of chromosomal instability. A study published in the journal Developmental Cell demonstrates that chromosomal instability itself promotes invasive behaviour. The ...

Postdoc position on ageing in the Drosophila nervous system

Posted by , on 6 September 2018

BBSRC funded postdoc position in the laboratory of Natalia Sánchez-Soriano (https://sanchezlab.wordpress.com), to study the cell biology of neuronal ageing and the underlying mechanisms.     On this project you will ...

The people behind the papers - Jaqueline Kinold & Hermann Aberle

Posted by , on 4 September 2018

Axon guidance relies on the reception and integration of molecular cues from the environment by growth cones, and defective pathfinding results in misplaced projection patterns in the mature nervous system. ...

Dating with cells – finding the right match

Posted by , on 23 August 2018

It’s an age-old mystery of the heart: do opposites attract, or will like do better with like? We can now answer this pressing question, at least for Drosophila cardioblasts: cells ...

Fat to the forefront of histone regulation

Posted by , on 21 August 2018

All life requires energy. For early metazoan development, demand is especially high, as the transition from a single cell to a complex, multicellular organism requires a massive energetic input. In ...

The toilet paper model

Posted by , on 3 August 2018

  In LM Escudero´s group, we like developmental biology, mathematical biology and computational biology. We try to be imaginative and get inspiration from simple things… such as a toilet paper ...

Senior Research Position (Boston, MA)

Posted by , on 27 June 2018

The DRSC/TRiP Functional Genomics Resources in the Perrimon group at Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA, USA, is seeking a highly motivated senior-level research technician to join our team. The ...

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