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Towards a synthetic embryo

Posted by , on 24 September 2014

Waddington, whose writings on the epigenetic landscape continue to influence developmental biology to this day, called the developing embryo “the most intriguing object that nature has to offer”(Waddington, 1966). The ...
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Nuclear sponges in embryonic stem cells

Posted by , on 17 June 2014

Once upon a time, physicists got curious about the cytoskeleton. They characterised the cytoskeleton – using tools of soft matter, statistical and polymer physics – as a mesoscale material whose ...
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Stone Soup Eyes

Posted by , on 16 April 2014

Another installment from the Developmental Neurobiology Students at Reed College. Hope you enjoy! It’s not often that you get to recount the classic tale of Stone Soup when thinking about ...
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Decoding reprogramming

Posted by , on 28 February 2014

When it comes to stem cell biology, there have been very few topics as fascinating and popular as cell reprogramming, the most famous reprogramming experiment being the one of Dolly ...
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PhD opportunity available in Dundee

Posted by , on 17 January 2013

O-GlcNAc signalling during embryonic stem cell differentiation My lab is studying the signalling mechanisms governing the onset of differentiation of pluripotent embryonic stem (ES) cells. Work from this and other ...
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iPS cell culture scientist in the Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine

Posted by , on 13 July 2012

Job Summary: Due to the set up of a new induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell facility managed by Roslin Cells Ltd, we are looking to employ two Cell Culture Scientists to ...
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Differences between mammals begin early in development

Posted by , on 8 March 2012

The progress of stem cell research depends on the ability to grow stem cells in culture.  Embryonic stem (ES) cells from some organisms, such as humans, have proven difficult to ...
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Embryonic stem cells – keeping a clean slate

Posted by , on 15 August 2011

Do your ears perk up when you hear about embryonic stem cells?  We all have heard and/or participated in the controversy surrounding the use of them, yet there is no ...
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Embryonic stem cell origin — food for thought

Posted by , on 9 February 2011

What I love about developmental biology is the collaborative nature of the field.   The vast majority of biologists feel that by sharing ideas, data, and reagents, we can learn more ...
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